I wonder if the cops there find it difficult to muster up the motivation to respond to crimes in certain parts of town. I would be pissed if I put my life on the life to help someone and then they went apeshit stupid on me.
Yeah, these cops are in a real bad spot. Everyone else is throwing 5gal gas cans at the fire, just hoping it'll explode.
Honestly, between this and Ebola, now is a great time to be in the PPE business. Online retailers can't keep body armor, masks, or other "civil unrest" items in stock. It is also giving a ton of validation to once outcast "preppers" as people wake up and realize that they really don't want themselves or their families to be caught up in this.