The police also left before the rally ended.
My advice to LE members would, for whatever reasons, don’t want to do their jobs: Turn in your badges and quit.
Rather than draw a paycheck, health bennies, and a pension for a job you refuse to do, find another locale to do it. One that values you and the service you provide.
The people you refuse to protect deserve better. And if enough of you leave, maybe they’ll get it. Sticking around and getting paid to do nothing just makes the situation worse.