Two thumbs up to this. I might not support "Defund the Police" (whatever that's intended to mean) but I certainly support "Reinvent or Rethink or Reboot Policing". It's going to be a long, hard process, but the last few weeks prove (what many already knew) that it's badly needed.

In order to recognize and enhance the professionalism of police officers I urge that the Professional Peace Officers Training, Recognition and Licensure Act that shall provide assistance to the States to:

1- Enhance individual and departmental training in non-violent methods of arrest and detention
2- Recognize Best Practices on a nationwide basis
3 - Develop and implement State licensure programs for those peace officers that complete a formal State administered qualification and training program which includes a probationary period of active service and which then grants a State license to serve a Registered Peace Officer in that State.
4 - Develop and administer a Continuing Education Program that Registered Peace Officers must complete on an annual basis to retain their State license.
5 - Establish a National Registry of Registered Police Officers that includes information on both recurrent training and disciplinary actions.

Most important thing that can possibly be done: bust the police union. Once you do that, politicians can enact rational legislation. Once you do that, California cities will be able to pay police officers true market compensation/retirement instead of the craziness we currently have. Once you do that, when there is a problem officer, the department can fire him.

All issues flow from this: the unions are preventing financial and behavioral accountability. The net result is that too many police are behaving like a bunch of spoiled brats because they can.

This is the elephant in the room.

(I also don't support defunding/dismantling the police, by the way)

Refund and Reform the police.

Yes, that includes defunding as we move along the path of better supporting the community with non-police functions being performed by non-police.

They are out of control. Police have had decades to identify and discard "bad apples." Instead, they hide their misdeeds and cover for them.

They had their chance - they blew it.

Refund and Reform.