Comment by pyth0

> And there are also many instances of [...] those cops being sued, losing qualified immunity, losing their jobs

Not really, the data points the other way. Cops basically never have to actually pay for their wrongdoings. Over 99.98% of money successfully recovered from cases against police is paid out by the cities, not cops personally [1]. A considerable number of cops that are fired are also eventually rehired by the same department [2] or a different one [3]. So I don't think it's that clear that you "have recourse when cops do the wrong thing".

[1] https://nyulawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NYULawRe...

[2] https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr/vol74/iss4/4/

[3] https://yalelawjournal.org/pdf/GrunwaldRappaportArticle_s6br...