These actions must not be accepted by anyone. Without #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd there is no justice for anyone. No lives matter unless #BlackLiveMatter .

When arrests turn into murders, when officers abuse and assault protesters, who is being protected? If the police come armed against the public, then they have voided their own claim to power, and they act in complete disregard of their contracted role. No honor there.

If power is given to police in a free society, it must be under the condition that they are there to protect the public, not themselves. They must put the safety of the people first, and their own safety last. This is where any respect or honor for the position comes from.