Nearly two months of civil unrest putatively directed at the police has not been enough to shake most Americans, including blacks, out of a favorable view of their local police forces:
The window for rethinking public police forces was slammed shut by the chaotic mobs that accompanied its opening. It’s difficult for people to favorably imagine a depoliced society when all the places the police have retreated from are on fire. If you take order away from people, it’s hard to persuade them of anything you’re offering.
