Even if this is cause for hope in the short-term, it continues the unsustainable division in society of and "us" and a "them", where one party is responsible for law enforcement (and for that matter, the application of justice) and the other is not.
Presently, the United States is still in a more than century-long process of dismantling a slave-and-plantation economy, which is upheld only by the application of justice being misused to buttress it.
Plantations will continue to masquerade as correctional facilities until the monopoly on justice is dissolved and fundamental functions of society - especially law enforcement - become a universal purview rather than belonging only to "them" or "us".
> the unsustainable division in society of and "us" and a "them"
Assuming we've zoomed in on the US in particular that division doesn't seem to be increasing except in people's heads. We have more unfiltered access to our representatives than ever. Even law enforcement abuse has been worse at every point in history before now. The difference in sentiment is largely due to higher expectations. Which isn't a bad thing at all I'm just saying we're mostly on a positive trajectory.
Presently, the United States is still in a more than century-long process of dismantling a slave-and-plantation economy, which is upheld only by the application of justice being misused to buttress it.
Plantations will continue to masquerade as correctional facilities until the monopoly on justice is dissolved and fundamental functions of society - especially law enforcement - become a universal purview rather than belonging only to "them" or "us".