Yes, undoubtedly. I think until we actually emphasize and care about the 4th amendment and put restrictions on what they can do, we're going to keep hearing these awful stories about police brutality in the USGD and IGD. Dismantling the unions behind the police would also help, since then they would actually be held accountable and in jail, not collecting their pay checks while being fired instead of thrown in jail or at least fined.
Yes, but not for the reasons the OP thinks.
See, this is the problem:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-scotus-lapd-search-20140226,0,3720623.story#axzz2uS5DUUnMWhat's needed is more female liberal justices on the Supreme Court, not union-busting.