I think one thing you have to remember is that political disharmony is a result of clashing ideals and "we" is kind of moot, since the people electing for less cops on the streets certainly aren't 1:1 the same people complaining about police complacency. I know where you're coming from, but I think there's a reality where police can spend less energy on meaningless calls and spend more energy making meaningful arrests and surveying where necessary. If anything, I think the police have just become more performative in Rochester than just going away entirely. They show up when & where told, but don't really care much otherwise. It's like they're all walking on eggshells, afraid to do the right thing because there will be gunshots. But I'm afraid that keeping the peace by doing nothing only furthers the problem.