> police have pulled back patrols as was demanded of them Can you substantiate this? I've never seen anyone demand that, and I doubt any significant number of

> police have pulled back patrols as was demanded of them Can you substantiate this? I've never seen anyone demand that, and I doubt any significant number of people did. Demanding police do their jobs correctly is not at all the same as demanding they stop working. I demand my local police do their job correctly (and as they have some sense of responsibility and pride, they demand the same of themselves); if they did it poorly, I would tell them to do it better, not quit, take their ball and go home like a child. Driving a handcuffed man around in a van until he breaks his back and dies or shooting a 12 year old is bad performance for those officers and organizations. Quitting is not an option for the police; they have responsibilities and need to do a better job.