Yes, an important question.
However, as I’ve seen it, most of the growing “anti cop” sentiment is centered on capabilities; that police forces are moving away from “policing” and instead moving toward paramilitary capabilities that can be used for suppression of the public.
The problem is that those capabilities, when present, have a tendency to be used, whether they are needed or not. Takes a strong manager and leader to keep his guys from using their new toys unnecessarily.
paramilitary capabilities that can be used for suppression of the public.
This is what many blacks and other minorities have always claimed the police do in their neighborhoods. To what extent were they right?