I have more of a legitimate reason to hate cops than anyone else on here, of that I am 99% sure.
Many cops are true pieces of shit, especially those who work in suburban low crime areas. There are also some that are man of extreme integrity. generally, I think they run the spectrum like most other professions, however they probably attract slightly more of the power hungry cowards who want to walk around in their uniform and gun and be able to give people shit. the main issue is that they can easily fuck up an innocent persons life through malice, much more than your average citizen because they have the power to do so. that is why many in the country do not like them.
they are a necessary evil in society. as much as i hate gruops like the ACLU, they do keep the pressure on racist or power abusing cops.
As for this situation, I understand the anger among the poor areas. They dont understand why this guy isnt in jail. But he obviously did not kill the guy on purpose, what idiot what do that in front of 1000s of people (at least 100s) especially when all of those present were already watching and yelling at them. he will go to jail after due process, or he should, and if he doesnt expect more outrage bordering on riots. tahts understandable. but i dont see how this fits into the hypothesis that the average citizens have no power at all. this guy will be held accountable.
if this was nazi germany, as some no doubt highly educated poster compared the current american police state to, this situation would never happen as thugs like this would never dare resist the police. they know they would get capped and that would be that. any protestors would be violently suppressed...if anyone protested at all.