Local cops and sheriffs will be on the side of the feds. They will not be on the sides of the people who pay them. Why? Because we elect their bosses and believe that everything they do is wonderful because they’re only catching bad guys.
“everything they do is wonderful because they’re only catching bad guys”
I think that is no longer even a consideration for many cops. The Sheriff and large city police departments are hiring special operations guys like crazy, and to them it is all about getting to kick in doors like little soldiers. I live in a special ops area and have met all kinds that want to just get paid big bucks to kick in doors for a few years. They couldn’t care less about constitutional matters. That was removed from their heads in their military days. They enjoy being the prima donnas that get to be physical.