When he was a prosecutor , Dean Obeidallah trusted police ; like many now , he does not . Polls show sharp decline in trust in police ; in one , majority disagrees with Eric Garner grand jury . He says actions of police in head antagonize , damage relations with police . Obeidallah : If trust in police is lost , so is cornerstone of community policing .
When he was a prosecutor , Dean Obeidallah trusted police ; like many now , he does not . Polls show sharp drop in trust in police ; in one , majority disagrees with Eric Garner grand jury . He says comments of police union head antagonize , damage relations with citizens . Obeidallah : If trust in police is damaged , so is cornerstone of community policing .