There are two clearly separate realities going on. I have watched live coverage of the left for the last 120 days. Immersed straight into the chats and streams. Painful. I don't participate - just watch.
Let's start with a staple belief:
"No good cops in a racist system."
To me, this one topic shows where they are coming from. These people have convinced themselves that this is the truth. Obviously, the majority of people do not believe this. In the same way that the majority don't believe that all [X] are bad people. It's just not the case.
Another:
"I don't see no riot here, why you got that riot gear?"
When obviously, right there on video there are people disrupting the peace, ruining freedom for other people. Vandalizing cities, shouting vulgarities and threats at the police. Throwing things. Shooting them. This is delusional behavior.
The other nagging reality - most of the people that have been named in the "Say their names" lists are criminals. They also did not comply to police orders.
There are a couple of good points. For one, the cops are made to wear too many hats and being treated wrongly for their response.
Lots of people keep saying "Why did 911 send cops when the person was having a mental issue?"
Well, when you go look at those calls, they almost all involve a panicked caller in fear for their or another persons life. Even if a person is sick, armed cops will have to be deployed. I think the cities that are experiencing the issues might make progress in deploying a specialized person along with the cops to help de-escalate. That is one change the could come out of this. But, most of the people in this bucket are well known and have a history of doing this type of thing. Why are they not in jail or permanent care? Perhaps we need some new non-lethal techniques. That's tough when a life is on the line. A gun is a very effective tool. We can't ask the officers to just take a bullet or a knife. Maybe full body armor suits or robots. Who knows.
Answer: Most of these states/cities have done away with these programs. They have a revolving door in the justice system and the states have no way to provide care for the mentally ill.
On top of all this - they blame Trump. If anything, he is the the one speaking sense about how to clean the shit up. More and better trained LE. Specialization in LE. Punishment of bad cops. Releasing certain people who have truly reformed in the prison system. Shutting down illegal gun/gangs. Stopping the shooting in inner cities and freeing the residents from domestic terrorism. Longer prison terms for offenders.
But - that doesn't sink in. Of course, they could vote for a different party to shake things up but they won't.
It's the damnedest thing. We find out soon just how insane the population is.