A couple of other things: just because it's on the news, doesn't mean it's true or the whole story. Police brutality and even hate for the police isn't near as rampant as you think. It's actually quite uncommon. Mistakes happen for sure and they are more likely than actual brutality.
Almost all the people screaming about 'police brutality' are not old enough to have experienced the real brutality of the 1960's. Ya'll have it easy compared to back then. I agree with police being held accountable for their actions when they have truly done wrong, but many of the accusations you hear on tv wind up being false. The USA is a litigious society and people sue just because they can.
Canada is nicer in this respect. Officers do on occasion get charged here when it's deserved, and people only sue when it's necessary most of the time. However, Canada has less people.
Idk, I've seen both sides up close and personal. The USA policing system is a lot better than the media portays it. There will always be room for improvement though.
Even with some pretty negative experiences with North America police, I still support them and have no reason to hate them. They serve a necessary function and we all can only do our best to not have too many encounters with them. But without police, lawlessness would abound and you would really regret not having them.
And as for having a private security force? Pass. I've worked security. Zero authority = zero respect. It might work in a small, rich, white town, but they'd get chewed up elsewhere. Even I wouldn't comply with them if they were trying to be the police. And then who do they really answer to? And their minimal training? And the fact that they are purely driven by making money? You think regular police are bad? Privately-funded, under-trained, barely-screened, ill-equipped, security officers would be ineffective in the long run. They have no power to enforce law nor are they trained to do so, and then who investigates when they screw up? Their own company who will try to cover it all up to keep their customers. Again, I've worked for one of the world's largest security firms and I would not feel safe with them replacing police officers.
But whatever. Hate the police if you want, but I dislike the criminals more. Policing is primarily reactive since you can't be everywhere at once, you can't predict what someone is going to do, and you can't be invading peoples' privacy without probable cause or without warrant.
Yeah, you might get stopped or ticketed for minor things, but a good cop uses the minor stuff to find or maybe prevent the bigger stuff. And how often do we typically break the minor laws without getting caught? So complaining when you finally do get caught is pointless. The laws exist for a reason and if you think they are stupid, then lobby to change them. Otherwise, the majority approved them for a reason.
No one likes getting in trouble, but there are consequences in life no matter where you go so get used to it. :/
