If people believe that the police are public friends as in the yesterday they need to make a redo on what has been changing. The police forces of today are just that i.e. forces of established government and unions. They are a quasi government that sets their own agenda with the help of sniveling local politicians. There are probably individual police types who would like to be of the old school but they too like the guaranteed income and perks without hassles. When was the last time you heard that the public except for sheriffs had a chance to pass on a police chief?
“If people believe that the police are public friends as in the yesterday they need to make a redo on what has been changing. The police forces of today are just that i.e. forces of established government and unions.”
I think it is a mixed bag. In a lot of the big urban centers it may be so, but in a lot of “flyover” country, it is not so clear cut.