Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is time for a new breed of police officer. The antiquated idea that police officers must use split-second observations to respond to potentially lethal threats will no longer reign. The simple answer is to recruit only police officers who are clairvoyant.
Officers with the skill of seeing into the minds of others with extrasensory perception (ESP) along with other psychic abilities will be tested under real-world conditions. These new officers, to be known as PsychCops, must qualify with a new testing program in order to pass muster.
First, they must be able to see and identify objects under low light conditions. According to a federal publication on firearms training, at least 90% of officer-involved shootings happen in less than daylight conditions. Non-psychic law enforcement officers (NPLEOs) can only use their natural senses to determine if a suspect is carrying a deadly weapon or a cell phone. The NPLEO has less than a half-second to decide if they must use force to avoid being killed. The PsychCop will know even before entering a dark building or approaching a car at night whether a weapon is present and how many adversaries they might be facing. They’ll also sense that bystanders are either friendly or hostile and will know exactly when a backup officer will arrive.
Second, to be a PsychCop, a candidate will have to be able to predict the trajectory of a person fleeing from a crime. The NPLEO can’t predict whether a suspect will be going into a populated area, will seek refuge in a home of innocent occupants and potential hostages, or will conceal themselves to prepare to ambush the officer. The PsychCop will be able to predict whether a fleeing felon or disturbed person will be a threat to others or not. This will be exceptionally useful in vehicle pursuits, no longer requiring an officer to decide whether to let an offender speed away or whether to do their best to apprehend them before anyone else is harmed.
Third, with new demands that police be able to diagnose mental illness and substance use, the PsychCop is the perfect candidate. Knowing whether a person’s attitude will turn violent or not will be a great convenience. The new mind-reading police officer will know how many voices are inside the head of the citizen they encounter. They’ll know if weapons are nearby, and if the person is willing and able to use them. Is the citizen suicidal? Do they want the police to kill them? How will they react if I ask to talk with them, or ask if I can move a little closer? The NPLEO can never know, but the PsychCop can.
Fourth, the PsychCop candidate must be able to telepathically know the mood of members of the public to succeed in the public relations area. Even before stopping a vehicle, the PsychCop will know if a driver is suspended or wanted for a crime. They’ll know if the person is already having a bad day if they knew their headlight was out, and if they are late for work or a very important person who pays their taxes and knows the Chief.
Predicting the future has already become a requirement for police officers as some courts have blamed officers for provoking suspects into fleeing or fighting, as though the suspect is no longer accountable for their own actions. Officers have been disciplined and even prosecuted for not knowing if a dangerous suspect was incapacitated after three shots or required four to stop the threat or attack. They also are blamed when any active shooter is found to have had reports of odd behavior or contact with the police since law enforcement should have known that this person, out of the hundreds or thousands of suspicious person complaints, will actually do harm.
The American public is excited by watching sports where well-trained athletes scramble to respond in split seconds to opponents’ movements. The crowd may groan when a play is missed, but that’s just an expected part of the game. Police officers must make those decisions under uncontrolled and unpredictable circumstances where the suspect is not constrained by rules and no referee is near. But police officers must be psychic.