Power corrupts. If bad cops don’t wise up, the public at some point will respond appropriately.
But what about the "good" cops? You know, the ones who perform their job to the best of their ability and training but either look the other way or refuse to break the Blue Wall of Silence WRT the malfeasance of others.
This is where the "Us against Them" mentality comes in....."Us" being LEO and "Them" being the citizenry. IMO, this is what will cause the responce you speak of and it ain't gonna be pretty.