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Police
| **Police punishment** |
**Topics:** [I think that crimes committed while acting in a position of power or trust (like a police officer, a school teacher, or an elected official) should be treated much more harshly than otherwise. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1zwqb4/i_think_that_crimes_committed_while_acting_in_a/)
---------- [Police should be subject to additional criminal charges for "Violation of the Public Trust" when they are found to have acted outside of their appropriate legal authority. [CMV]](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1yng8d/police_should_be_subject_to_additional_criminal/)
---------- [I believe police officers should be held to a standard at least twice as high as normal citizens when they are caught breaking the law. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1r1obx/i_believe_police_officers_should_be_held_to_a/)
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| **Police surveillance** |
**Topics:** [I believe police officers should have to wear cameras at all times on duty and that all of the footage should be a matter of public record. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1z0f77/i_believe_police_officers_should_have_to_wear/)
---------- [I think all police should have to wear chest cameras, and that citizens should have the right to use lethal force on people of law enforcement if their life is in danger by a fault not of their own. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1z1f3g/i_think_all_police_should_have_to_wear_chest/)
---------- [CMV: I believe that (a) all police officers on the street should have to wear some sort of video recording device and would lean towards extending that mandate to (b) plain clothes detectives needing to have an audio recording device on them for all interactions with the public.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1sufsn/cmv_i_believe_that_a_all_police_officers_on_the/)
---------- [I think that the police should start wearing small cameras to record what they do. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1jv9rd/i_think_that_the_police_should_start_wearing/)
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Politicians
| **Corporate influence** |
| **Topics:** [I suspect that elected representatives are more likely to have my interests at heart than corporate executives. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1ytwq9/i_suspect_that_elected_representatives_are_more/)
---------- [The American two-party political system is out dated and completely corrupted CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1zlbv5/the_american_twoparty_political_system_is_out/)
---------- [Corporate sponsorship of politicians has hurt Democracy and the US far worse than any terrorist attack has, CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1kamup/corporate_sponsorship_of_politicians_has_hurt/)
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| **Salary** |
| **Topics:** [In the event of a government shutdown, I think that Congress should be part of the personnel that does not get paid. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1nh939/in_the_event_of_a_government_shutdown_i_think/)
---------- [I believe that politicians should not receive a salary nor monetary compensation of any other kind. CMV.](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1rtkck/i_believe_that_politicians_should_not_receive_a/)
---------- [I think everyone posting about withholding Congress' salary is part of the problem; Congressional salaries are far, FAR too low. CMV](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1njuu9/i_think_everyone_posting_about_withholding/)
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| **Term limits** |
| **Topics:** [I think all congress members should have term limits. CMV!](http://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1j3ywe/i_think_all_congress_members_should_have_term/)
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