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systolic, been thinking a bit about your comments regarding "constabulary independence"
Like much of the police hierarchy thinking, it is a concept inherited from the United Kingdom.
What it boils down to is actually
operational independence, so that police are free to decide whether they wish to investigate or charge without undue influence from politicians.
What it does not mean, is policy independence. Which is what I suspect you (and some of the top brass) are aiming for.
It is the job of the police to enforce the law, not to dream up laws that fit their world view...