Ironchew, did you see where I suggested that the "winning" security firm would be bought out by the City of Ferguson and the personnel incorporated into a new Department? I meant that as a regular, City government police department. In many states, to qualify for a license, armed security personnel must get their basic training under contract with local Sheriff's or even Highway Patrol police academies...but typically not the full 9 week boot camp, so not enough to "militarize" their mindsets. Any random group of licensed and surety bonded armed security guards could arguably be better than the institutionalized racial profiling, automatic stop-and-frisk, empty-your-clip-at-the-first-imagined-excuse modus operandi of all of the notorious commando PD's we keep seeing in the news. Regardless, just wiping clean an entire "problem" PD is a good idea, since that totally disrupts the interpersonal workplace dynamics that engendered and sustained corruption in the first place. Re-build the PD with all new hires from far outside of the community. And make sure they all pass background checks, personality and psych screening!
