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> Add more restrictions and penalties and you'll soon find that nobody will be willing to take the job.

That's probably fine. If we really need them we can pay more to get them. What's happening now is that we're paying them with "get out of jail free" cards instead of money.




> What's happening now is that we're paying them with "get out of jail free" cards instead of money.

Which, just to emphasize this, disproportionately (compared to paying in cash -- I'm not saying that the majority of police have this preference) attracts people who prefer payment in "get out of jail free" cards, who may not be the people you want doing policing.




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