That's why I always try to do my best to give cops the benefit of the doubt. But sometimes it's just not possible and you still see unions defend the cop's action. Like when Daniel Shaver was executed in the hallway of a hotel and the officer gets $2,500 a month for the rest of his life because he claims he has PTSD. The video of that incident is readily available and it's horrible. When people see that cop get a payout of the rest of his life it colors people's perception.
Not all cops are bad, but there does seem to be a culture of covering up for bad cops. Good cops who blow the whistle on misconduct are punished by their department. Citizens who file misconduct complaints are harassed by their local PD. I think it's gone on for so long much of the anti-cop sentiment you see is some public opinion correcting too far in the other direction. Much of what people are asking for is just basic accountability and departments all over the country are throwing temper tantrums over just the thought of that.
It's also a huge problem that citizens are supposed to remain completely calm and follow instruction with no mistakes during police interactions but the police are allowed to panic and accidentally shoot or kill people.
