I was not going to comment on this thread but I will stick my two cents in. Ninety nine percent of the folks who are screaming about police brutality have NEVER been involved it a situation where you are fighting for your life. There is no way to explain this - I have been there. (State Police - 26 yrs)
I have been thinking for some time that the police - ALL of them - should just take perhaps a two month vacation. Just think of the wonderful things that could happen. You think the riots and theft and assault you are seeing now are bad. The morons that want to defund the police and have citizen patrols have NEVER been involved in what they will allow to happen.
The Thin Blue Line may not be always perfect but its all you have so that you can keep what you own and gets a nights sleep in your own bed. .........and away we go!