[thosakwe]

Thanks for the sources. I can concede that most people do not support a reduced or lower-funded police presence.

As for the second part: someone simply choosing to be a police officer doesn't mean they should be demonized. Complying with the "blue wall of silence" by refusing to take an active stand against police misconduct, however, I believe warrants public backlash. The thing is, far too many officers are content to not say anything. And that is a large part of why they have seen more backlash recently.

[ceilingcorner]

> Complying with the "blue wall of silence" by refusing to take an active stand against police misconduct, however, I believe warrants public backlash.

Agreed there.