One of the reasons we have imbued police with a rather frightening discretion over the use of force is that they do come into contact with people with deadly intent. While it's a great deal rarer than TV cop shows would suggest, it's undeniably true that police must have the ability to defend itself. Efforts to secure the necessary civil rights and safety of the population are in conflict with this.
We have the fact that Covid has killed 476 police officers since the pandemic started, compared to 93 from gunfire, despite the alleged lawlessness of the summer of 2020. Worse, police unions are arguing strenuously against vaccine mandates, while arguing for untrammeled use of force by police officers.
If your argument for not having oversight and checks on police use of violence is that we have to protect police lives, while simultaneously arguing against something that will absolutely protect police lives, one has to wonder if the main priority if actually protecting police lives.
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