Originally Posted by kane

Again you are talking about a perfect world. You can't have a legit discussion about seriously reducing the US debt without being willing to cut the military budget. However, there are a ton of people who think you are a committing treason just for suggesting it. So I don't see a significant cut in defense spending anytime in the near future.

It isn't always possible to have two people at every call and making calls wait on 911 is just asking for lawsuits. In a perfect world if it takes 10 patrol cars each shift to adequately cover a city they would have 20 officers on duty for each shift so you had two officers per car. This would likely cut down on police violence because you are accountable to someone else, and having another officer there with you at all times means you won't feel the same level of danger in situations. But, most cities can't afford that. Maybe some day they will be able to, but it is unlikely.