OFFICER JACK DUNPHY ON THE FOLLY OF POLICE ‘DE-ESCALATION:’ “As has been recently proved in Baltimore, where a decline in arrests was mirrored by a spike in violent crime, the only thing restraining the predatory impulses in some people is the fear of the police. Remove that fear and you unleash terror on the city.”

But then, in their heart of hearts, some view that as a desirable feature, not a bug.