New Public Safety Systems

49erKiller said
Announcing publicly, before you have a replacement system in place, that you're going to disband a police department might not be a great idea. What if all emergency services, including fire and EMT, go on strike or up and resign? While getting rid of crappy officers is a good thing, crippling an entire city's ability to respond to emergencies is not (IMHO).

guidomerkinsrules said
what if they don't and this is the perfect time to get much needed reform and if you lose this moment you lose most energy/attention needed for substantive change

I think both of these are good points.

Change can be very hard. But change can also be necessary. Successful CEOs know that sometimes remaking an entire division of a company is necessary - with the right thoughtfulness and inspiration, it often works out for the best. But it doesn’t always.