I have more respect for the cops than I do for the dirtbags that make some of the laws or the judges that misinterpret them. Sharia Law is horrible, and Noahide Law (which the judges seem to interpret as constitutional in virtually every country, which to me is an impeachable position because it is blatantly against the Constitution) is even worse. I do not respect lawmakers that impose this abomination--why should everything that is enjoyable be deemed "idolatry" and hence worth losing your head for? And the cops usually take the blame for it?
Cops, and security, when they do their job and use their brains, protect us. Without them, we would be seeing even worse race crime than we have today (thanks to the judges and political correctness laws). We would be seeing more drink drivers on the roads, more random assaults, more vandalism, more thefts (and not always petty thefts), and more mobs gathering to disrupt normal traffic (both vehicle and pedestrian). True, there are bad cops that like handing out tickets for nothing or that are biased (in both directions), but there are so many incidents where a cop shoots an "unarmed" [protected group individual] that legitimately threatens the cop and is wanted for a major felony (such as robbery). Then the cop gets fired and threatened--by political correctness groups.
Generally, the cops do a better job--though not always perfect. It is the way the laws are interpreted, and the political correctness enforcers, that I have little or no respect for.