Society that loses trust in the police is going to go to pieces fast.
Good thing the probation officers don’t have MRAPs.(yet)
I don’t think that people on FR hate the police, speaking for myself, it is distrust of the police. Trust is earned, not mandated. How you conduct yourself is how you will be judged not whether or not you are in some kind of uniform.
If however you are in uniform and with a badge of authority a higher standard should be demanded and followed.
If you aren’t up to it there’s always another gov job you can find.