Have to say that I figured with the economy in the toilet, Trump's lack of leadership and terrible job dealing with the C-Virus, and him generally being a jerk for 3 years, that the Dems would win this Nov. Even retake the Senate if they run a good campaign(s).
So for me, these protests just add an extra level of uncertainty, and an opp for Trump to either consolidate support or blow it completely. Amazing that Trump just digs in with a hard line and promotes police violence and racism. You'd think this should be the final nail, but things could spiral out of control in weird ways.
And police should try to engage with the protesters, and should support outrage over bad policing. Police aren't in favor of police abuses. Most cops are good cops, but the minority of bad cops is probably much larger than expected. Chauvin had 20 complaints against him in 17 years. Floyd makes 18. And that doesn't cover other incidents and abuses he engaged in which were not reported. I imagine in most police departments, most everyone knows who the bad eggs are, who the racists are, who is most likely to abuse their authority (with violence, sex, drugs, grift, etc). Policing the police is usually done with kiid gloves ...