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No doubt. However the whole thing stems from an "us vs them" attitude that is brought about in large part by police department policies and the insularity of the
police culture. The public is wrong to convict a cop without a trial but the reaction is at least understandable. If the police want that to change, if they want their relationship with the public to change, it's incumbent on them to change since it's largely their actions that gave rise to this situation in the first place.
Well we can agree to disagree on that, because in my interactions with police forces in several different cities--and my own occupation and avocations and social circles have required/allowed quite a bit of interaction--have in no way been negative experiences. Any 'police culture' I have witnessed up close and personal is something that should be emulated, not scorned.