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Sometimes I wish that I lived in a country somewhere between my native Greece and the USA where I live. By between I don't mean geographically but rather a country whose laws, social mores etc were somewhere between the two. Maybe, I like to dream, such a country would combine the best of both Greece and US without any of the negatives. In this ideal country of my imagination the actions of the police, to mention just one example, would be quite different and, I believe, much better for both the police officers and the citizens whom they are called on to serve and protect.

Most police departments in the US are controlled by the local government (city, county) while the federal government is in charge of units that deal with different jurisdictions (FBI etc). This is a mixed blessing as big cities have the money to obtain better equipment, pay better (and thus attract better...