[jjsheridan5]

What’s your analysis on this?

The police, generally speaking, are wholly on the side of normal citizens. That is why I qualified it with: "only after they have been thoroughly purged ...". A good lesson is in Berkeley, where I have no doubt that the police, as individuals, are wholly on the side of Trump supporters. But the leadership is wholly on the side of the clowns in the clown show. Over time, if tensions continue to ramp up, police departments are going to find themselves increasingly at odds with their leadership, who will be beholden to the political class. And, of course, this will vary enormously from place to place. Most police departments, especially those in rural and semi-rural areas, will remain protective of normal people, and generally hostile to those who are acting like idiots. But in other areas, where the political leadership is more activist, the police departments will be purged (assuming that tensions are ramping up significantly).

[sergeantdave]

“But in other areas, where the political leadership is more activist, the police departments will be purged (assuming that tensions are ramping up significantly).”

Your above statement brings up the other side of the coin.

What happens if the rank and file police decide to purge the leadership? Now we have a situation where the elitists are cowering in place, not knowing who is loyal to their elitist mechanizations.

It looks like the situation is unknowable and only open to speculation, unless you’re dealing with people who are grounded in God, country and family.