I am wrong IF the laws and Constitution are followed - but the are NOT.
The police are no longer tasked with "protecting" anybody but themselves, government property and other govt officials.
The "commoner citizen" is only offered after-the-fact reports to be given to insurance companies or to your next-of-kin.
I just realized the word citizen is not correct, the position of policeman is FILLED by a citizen, but the position itself is something other than a citizen. I need a little help to find the right word. Perhaps it is just policeman?
Never the less, a policeman is over the citizen even if the Constitution isn't followed. That understanding, and respect, differentiates us from barbarians.
The police are no longer tasked with "protecting" anybody but themselves, government property and other govt officials.
That's where another higher 'class' of offical comes into play. The Judiciary.
It isn't just a coincidence that as conservative thought and traditions were pushed out of the Judiciary the police became more and more corrupt, thus enabling just the situation you accurately described.
That's why the Alito fight is so important.