There is certainly an “us against them” or police and civilians attitude that has developed.
They used to protect and serve the people, they have become protectors and servants of themselves and the state.
It used to be that the police were civilians, not a domestic army.
Outstanding point!!!
Police exist to protect and to serve the state. You are taxed for that protection. You pay for it. The solution is an obvious one: defund the police. They are the standing Army the founders feared.