“What is disappointing and not a little frightening is there are indications that law enforcement is supporting the edicts and commands of these petty tyrants.”
Police are loyal to their good pay and benefits and pension, and so to their bosses.
Police are NOT loyal to citizens, their oath or our Constitution.
I understand that many police departments have an upper IQ limit for new hires.
See: Jordan v. City of New London, 2000 court case...
Police department candidate was rejected because he scored too high on the intelligence test, and sued the city and lost...