They are a political force, not a force of nature. It is certainly reasonable to get angry at a political force even if their politics are predictable.

Yes, this is why the slogan was "Abolish the Police". The replacement "Defund the Police" was entirely astroturfed by Democratic politicians who thought it was better optics (it wasn't).

At this point it sounds like you have given up believing in checks and balances in politics.

ETA: It’s complicated, but having you give up actually weakens the rule of law even more.

Politics change, scorpions don't. Throw your hands up in and air and give up if you want, but don't pretend some poor analogy absolves you.

I don't think he's throwing his hands up in the air, rather he's implying we need more radical change. If we're going to be waiting around for police to become "good", that's not going to happen. We need to force them to become good.

Show me the incentives and I will show you the outcome.

This guy gets it.