Who funds this ‘industry’ you speak of? We The People do, and we get to vote on their funding every year at our Town Meeting. Sorry you may not have that quaint custom, but around here they recognize who their employers are.
Why do police departments love those big drug busts? Why do they love the Omni law that lets them confiscate all property they think might be related to a crime, and not have to give it back even they press no charges? Why does every police department deny having ticket quotas even though we all know they have ticket quotas? That’s where the bulk of their funding comes from. Don’t let that town meeting fool you. That’s a dog and pony show to make you think you matter and have say. You don’t.