We started down this road in the 1970s when all the “Hizzoners” in our cities decided to bring Police Departments into line with the “Mainstream of 20th Century thought”.
I saw it go into high gear when the war on drugs was declared. It psychologically removed all the respect for Constitutional checks and balances. Society was just fine with giving up all their Constitutional rights to the “Angels who are tasked with defeating the drugs of Satan”.
And to this day the angels are afforded full authority and power over life or death to save us from Satan. They can do no wrong.