The culture has become overwhelmingly infantile and amoral. That is the pool from which LEOs and military are chosen.
Those who do the choosing are overwhelming university-educated, which adds anti-Americanism to the mix.
There’s no way LEOs and military can become a repository of virtue under those conditions.
Excellent summation and right on the money.
There is not an institution left in this Country that demands the respect it once did because of the reasons you outlined.
If I was conspiracy minded I would say it was all by design...