Police are willingly supporting a corrupt system far from all abstractions. You can argue anyone working in Hong Kong is supporting a corrupt system, or anyone

Police are willingly supporting a corrupt system far from all abstractions. You can argue anyone working in Hong Kong is supporting a corrupt system, or anyone working in the US is supporting a corrupt system but for all of them its so abstracted that you can't really blame the individuals. For cops, this isn't an excuse anymore. They're directly supporting it, suppressing people's free speech, and banding together to create support groups and unions against the people they're supposed to be serving and protecting. Considering the racist history of why police forces came to be, it's not surprising that people dehumanize the police force. However, I should add that for many people, especially inside big cities joining the police force is one of the best things they can do for upward mobility for their family - but in the case of ethical demonstrations (occupy wall street, black lives matter, Hong Kong protests, Iran's green protests, etc etc) they have been on the wrong side of history and have helped keep the status quo alive and active and well. Therefore, if you're part of the police during people's cry for freedom and you step in and support the government - you're going to be dehumanized. It's your choice to make - but that choice has consequences.