The problem is that we have bad police.

I do not mean they are doing bad, or are evil. I mean they are bad at doing the job that the public is propagandized that they do.

You could tell the police that a particular store is about to be robbed... and they will show up afterwards to take a report.

The modern police officer is not a member of the community. Does not know who is supposed to be in what house, nor any idea of what is really happening in town. They couldn't solve a crime if their lives depend on it.

This stupid CSI crap on tell-lie-vision is there to make people think police are actually looking into crimes, like murder. The truth is that 50% of murders aren't even investigated. The ones that are investigated, are basically throw the "usual" suspect in jail and make him cop a plea deal or rot there waiting for trial.

So, the police need to be extra super diligent to stop any public outcry against them, because if any actual investigation into what police do with their time happened, than a lot of firings would follow.