Apparently that's been how it works for decades, which explains why cops will show up to break strikes and protect a Starbucks, but will take hours to arrive if you ever need them.

There's a lot of police forces and police-adjacent organisations that will accept donations (FOP and the like), and that obviously affects the priorities when it comes to assigning personnel.

Ngl, the police have been in the pockets of the rich for a very long time. This is just a thank you for the extra work they have been doing to protect capital.