Of course we should not, by and large, blame the individual officers, sans those who have clearly overstepped boundaries. This should not in any way distract from the point that police forces in the U.S. (and many other jurisdictions) serve as paramilitary organizations which, as set by common law precedent, have <i>no</i> obligation to protect anyone, but only enforce a legal framework on a macro scale, i.e. their only duty is to serve the state (see: Castle Rock v. Gonzales).<p>It&#x27;s interesting you mention &quot;gun nuttery&quot; as a problem. I take it you approve the citizenry be asymmetrical w.r.t being armed relative to the police? I do not.<p>By all means, fuck the police. Why would I approve of, say, the LAPD any more than I would approve of the MVSN?