So, trying to work with in the top of a top-down system that is even more corrupt and flawed?
Indeed.
It seems like, on one hand, we have one set with "all police are bad" and another with "(almost) all police are good", but I don't believe LEO is an institution in which that dichotomy can work. If things are to the point that increasingly large amount of the population that said institution are meant to serve no longer trust said institution, what is the next step?
This is why I think the real issue is bigger than just this aspect. Look at it from a 4th turning perspective. In a 4th turning one of the tell tale signs of an impending climax is the breakdown of civic institutions. That is what is happening. Distrust, disillusionment, corruption, illegitimacy, etc. As the old expression says, a fish rots from the head and if you look at what is happening on the national stage with the deep state, the DOJ, FBI, etc, you see the reason people are saying things like “laws are for little people”, “two tiered justice”, “no justice in the just us system”, and so forth. As demonstrated the legal system has failed against violent criminals, illegal aliens, etc. Most people’s interaction is to extort revenue from them over a minor transgression against the state which is the natural end game of a govt. ‘justice” system. It’s absurd. Again, I think there were reasons the founding principles both relied on different systems and prohibited standing (law enforcement) troops. The system isn’t working for The People.
Compounding the issue, recently, are things like the push to grab guns. This has been very divisive and puts cops in a no win situation, especially if they find The People not only not compliant but openly hostile, or even proactively on the offensive. What it is doing is creating
very hard feelings on all sides.
From a larger perspective look at the political system. We have the worst of humanity being “elected” to positions where we play the illusory game of they get to tell us what to do. They’re scum. Yes I am painting “broad brush” but in general that’s what I think of politicians and were I given five minutes in a locked room with them, their idea of “law” would be fundamentally altered. What I’m saying is indicative of my view of the system and illegitimate govt. in general.
So now instead of protectors of the people we have agents of the state, paid for with money stolen under threat of “legal” violence who answer to the political trash. Note I did not say one thing about any one cop. I find it also interesting that we’re being forced into one of two camps, ACAB or worship, but such are internet arguments today, which is also reflective of the bigger picture.
Where does all this go? Long run, who knows, but in the short run we’re heading towards a breakdown of rule of law. While there may be good cops, people are starting to despise what police as an institution represent in principle.