LOL. I'd quit along with just about every other cop that doesn't drive a desk. Considering that some mope threatened a friend of mine the other day with a lawsuit for "stealing her dignity" by having the temerity to arrest her for shoplifting it would be the only prudent thing to do.
I'd love to see who you could get to do the job under those circumstances. Maybe some parolees could pass the background check. You might want to try hiring some "welfare to work" folks as detectives.
Which would serve his anti-police agenda. Why do you think he makes such outlandish suggestions?