The Thin Blue Line is the only thing between us and the savages and criminals. What do you think will happen to the thin veneer of civilization when the economy collapses and the EBT cards start flashing "error"? The world is made up of sheep, wolves and sheepdogs. Without the sheepdogs risking their lives every day, we sheep would be eaten up by the wolves.
I am one of the board's "pro-LEOs" if you want to call it that, but I don't agree with this.
When the system crashes, I have no illusions of my local PD being there to keep me from being eaten up by the wolves. They will all be employed protecting infrastructure and the ruling class....we'll take care of ourselves. Not every sheepdog wears a uniform and carries a badge.