Agreed that the mayors and city councilors have blame in this - particularly with approving the budget for purchasing more weaponry. However, the buck stops with the police. The mayors aren’t out there killing citizens, the mayors aren’t out there conducting no knock raids, the mayors aren’t out harassing citizens for being at the park with their daughter or shutting down gyms because people are working out. The police should have the mental faculties to know right and wrong, and not be abusive to citizens. Mayors can issue all the decrees they want, but good luck enforcing them if the police won’t do their bidding.

The evidence shows that the vast majority of police will do that bidding.