Fuck the police. Name him. Shame him. Arrest him.

Years ago, my NYC cell phone bill included a tax that wasn't identifiable (I think it was AT&T). After doing some digging, the roughly $2-3 added to my bill was intended to furnish NY State Troopers with new boots/ equipment. Years went by before anybody noticed. I guess they're at it again only now in PA. . .

We've all known for-profit prisons are a terrible idea for a while, so how come it seems like more and more the police force is becoming a for-profit entity?

You answered your own question. For profit. Cops double dipping on public salaries and private in-uniform security gigs. Cops confiscating personal property through civil asset forfeiture. Cops intertwined with nationalist militias, blurring the lines between state-sponsored racism and terrorism. Cops drawing in military-grade weapons and gear. Cops are the nation's largest criminal organization, and it's all above board and legal, and it's all for profit.

EDIT: And nationalist racism.

And many, perhaps most, people like it that way.

You are probably right. Which is why the next few decades are going to get very violent. As if a few thousand unnecessary deaths a day isn't already.