You are correct. I meant the ellipses to indicate a continuation of the sentence, and if you put it together you get this: "Given the power and trust we place

You are correct. I meant the ellipses to indicate a continuation of the sentence, and if you put it together you get this: "Given the power and trust we place in police, I don't feel it's unreasonable to expect they treat people with respect and that they're punished pretty severely when they betray that trust."