I think you’re wrong. The looting and what not is despicable, but it’s time the police fear the people.
Its a jungle filled with predators out there and the police are the game wardens who have to worry about both the predators and the poachers either of which can kill you
Indeed, you have identified the root cause of the problem - police officers working day to day in a world gone crazy where something as seemingly innocent and trivial as telling a couple of teens to stop walking in the middle of the street can escalate into a life or death confrontation in a heartbeat.
The tragedy's that happened to Mr Brown is a symptom of that much larger root cause problem we collectively face as a nation in this day and age