Another good reason to abolish police unions is that cops used to care about being caught on film assaulting innocent people. When caught in the past, they seemed embarrassed to realize someone was filming them.
Now, they blatantly assault people, knowing they are being filmed.
When you feel so assured that you won't face any repercussions that you're willing to assault innocent people on camera, your problem isn't that you lack systemic power.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/journalists-at-several-protests-were-injured-arrested-by-police-while-trying-to-cover-the-story/2020/05/31/bfbc322a-a342-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html
Now, they blatantly assault people, knowing they are being filmed.
When you feel so assured that you won't face any repercussions that you're willing to assault innocent people on camera, your problem isn't that you lack systemic power.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/journalists-at-several-protests-were-injured-arrested-by-police-while-trying-to-cover-the-story/2020/05/31/bfbc322a-a342-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html