My bad bro. Your post came in the middle of the discussion about the bombing, in the the thread about the bombing. Thanks for pointing that out.
Regardless of the protests and campaigns to defund the police, they are still out there working, despite what people speeding or doing illegally otherwise might think. The police have not gone away. They are still out their patrolling, doing what they have always done.
I agree they aren't trusted. There are bad cops out there. Many are good though. Though, some cities may be successful in defunding the police which doesn't mean shutting them down, the police aren't going anywhere. They are just being held accountable.
Earlier in the year when the Protests were just beginning and more in effect across the country (There are still protests) that were more violent in nature, people who wanted to do bad things became more brazen for sure.
The election has become the new reason for such atrocities and we will likely see more.