“Council President Lisa Bender, who was among those leading the call to overhaul the department, suggested that officers were being defiant. Her constituents say officers on the street have admitted that they’re purposely not arresting people who are committing crimes”
This is exactly what you wanted.
Reap what you sow....
Exact same thing happened on Baltimore. City threw the police under the bus, police said screw you, and looked the other way and all but stopped proactive work and took their time to respond to calls. Then the city wonders why crime increased and demands the police fix it.