The answer to that question is painfully obvious -- the majority of voters thought it was a good idea to elect a bunch of politicians who were influenced enough by some special interest groups/lobbyists out there to pass a law to protect us from ourselves ... mix in a cop whose over-zealous use of discretion and extremely poor decision-making skills make him the poster child for why departments ought not lower their standards for any reason ... beat on high until so mixed up nobody can figure out how to fix the problem and voila!
Sounds accurate to me.