Someone needs to police the police.

The key to policing the police is consistency, and few politicians in Portland in recent memory (Vera Katz may be an exception) seem to have the stomach for simply maintaining what has already been built. The shiny object syndrome takes over, and most city councilors would rather build something new to try to make their mark in history.

Unfortunately, it appears that is also true of police chiefs. Inconsistency in application of discipline is generally what arbitrators find fault with the most.

DoD study on random polygraphs for personnel. http://t.co/Tr7uafTd

"the polygraph is the single most effective tool for finding information people were trying to hide." - DIA, NSA.

CBP could require current employees to undergo polygraphs. http://t.co/MpPsmq2p

Make policy that polygraphs for all new hires expire every 2-5yrs. http://shar.es/epfm2

California laws strengthened wall of silence among officers. http://shar.es/lITUZ

Random drug, lie detector tests for Police Officers in Spain. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Random-drug-lie-detector-tests-221734651.html

Dodgers' big gift moves LAPD closer to on-body video cameras. http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-dodgers-lapd-20131002,0,4237783.story

The honest, brave officers with integrity deserve better.

And so does the public.

Wherever you are in the World, in your own jurisdictions, in your own capacity, you can do something, anything, just one thing. And make a difference.

Break the code. Break the culture.