We ARE a police state and you are a part of it. Police see us citizens as “them” and the cops as “us”. They no longer Serve and Protect, they order and kill our dogs, kids, wives, and husbands in a never-ending search for more and greater power over the citizens who they are supposed to be working for.
Why do you think liberals have consistently attacked both the police and the military for so long? Why? Do you think someone is different because they only attack the police (while claiming to hold respect for the military)? Many of the people who serve as police officers also served as members of the military. They are the same people.
The problem is with the politicians, over-criminalization, and media spin. We fix the problems there, not by attacking people who are just trying to do a job and genuinely want to defend the Constitution.
There are a group of people here (and elsewhere on the web) who constantly focus only on the negative stories related to the police. The media virtually never covers the good stories. Ever. There is a reason behind this. It's not coincidental. It's by design.