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As a friend of mine once said people who join to change the system either end up dropping out, or compromised. The only way to fix the police is to not have police
I can imagine which kind of gun enthusiasts will form militias then, and what kind of values they will enforce... Certainly not equality and the rule of law. Many would probably hunt or terrorize immigrants and LGBT+ folks for leisure, for example.
Sure, police culture and accountability are broken in many places (especially in the US), but just getting rid of them while leaving a power vacuum for any nut jobs with power fantasies to fill, with literally 0 accountability, would be even more of an absolute nightmare for minorities.