re: #21 Patricia Kayden

Why in a liberal city like Los Angeles and in a liberal state like California are police so out of control? I understand this happening in red states but don’t understand why even blue states are so dang pro-police. It’s baffling.

Because police are increasingly recruited from the ranks of former military, and are portrayed as a paramilitary organization. In addition, police are still revered as heroes by people who have their heads in the sand and are thinking of olden times, when police were friendly and neighborhood.