Too late for that. The politicians have spent every year since merger eliminating any semblance of independence. It hasn't existed for a long time. KRS doesn't keep you from getting fired even if your lawyer can spend the next 3 years getting reinstated. Nobody wants to go through that. People are leaving in droves anyhow. The department is going down like the Titanic. I don't expect it will matter much longer anyhow if the rioters return. It won't be in the city or even the state's control. Remember