I'm trustful and thankful for police. I have a family member and a long time friend on the local police force, and it's a big urban city. The things they have to deal with are something I and many others wouldn't want to deal with, and in this particular city, their life is very much on the line with every shift they work. 4 people on their police force were shot and killed by thugs just last year. I'm respectful of police.

Sure, some of them are bad apples, but people being assholes and abusing power isn't something unique to the police force. Reddit just has a very large problem with authority in general, and that was one thing that made me leave there as well. Whether it's rich people, cops, CEOs, moderators, admins, etc. It doesn't matter, if they are in power, they are probably a "douchebag evil asshole" for trying to do their job. Reddit is all about the little people, because that community is filled with nothing but high school and college kids from middle class and up backgrounds. They have to find injustice in their lives to feel special and important, because there isn't anything they can legitimately complain about.

Those people can bitch and moan all they want. But they'll be the ones whining the police "didn't do enough" when THEY need them. It's just unchecked self entitlement and problems with authority.