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Because the last time I checked, vigilante gangs enforcing the rule of law in the US weren't an unqualified success
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/l-a-county-sheriffs-department-has-a-gang-problem.html
Sumo-
As I said above, I think there's ample evidence that the police in the US have deep-seated structural and institutional problems, problems which are not being resolved or addressed. And for what it's worth, I don't buy the 'bad apples' argument either. However, it's a hell of a leap to go from that to the simplistic generalisation of 'all cops are bad', let alone celebrating the death of a police officer, simply on the grounds that they're a member of the police force. There are, presumably, tens if not hundreds of thousands of police officers and law enforcement agents in the US. I would be very surprised if there weren't at least a few decent ones.
Brommers
Indeed. I wonder what the people who think 'the only good cop is a dead cop' are suggesting as an alternative for law enforcement. Because the last time I checked, vigilante gangs enforcing the rule of law in the US weren't an unqualified success.