I think one has to look at who/how LE is empowered, frankly. If LE is controlled by city government, then yes they are very often far more concerned about keeping their own nests feathered and willing to enforce extra-legal commands from their leftist city mayors, etc.
I look at entities like county sheriffs, etc. as being more responsive to freedom and citizens because they aren’t beholding to city managers, mayors, councils or the like. The Sheriff is elected by the citizenry. I’d far more trust a deputy from that department than I would some LEO being leashed like a lap dog by some puke leftist Mayor like Lori Lightfoot.
“I look at entities like county sheriffs, etc. as being more responsive to freedom and citizens because they aren’t beholding to city managers, mayors, councils or the like. The Sheriff is elected by the citizenry.”
I would like to believe that, but in several of the Jan 6 protester’s arrest pictures there were sheriff’s deputies standing right there with the FBI or slightly in the background. Our local sheriff (and DA), in a very overall conservative area, have been campaigning against constitutional carry. Of course both retiring this year.