I suppose you're right. My comment was hyperbole.

The point I'm trying to make, which is not hyperbole, is that there are lots of people who basically rely on the police to keep the peace. If someone comes into the store where they work and starts pissing on the ground, or acting aggressively, or breaking things, or threatening people, they call the police.

These kind of interactions are common. They aren't visible to people (like me) whose only interactions with the police is occasionally reporting property crimes.