I agree, kind of.
By and large, LEO's today are marginally employable in any other capacity - the ranks are filled with guys with bull shark temperaments' and qualified immunity which is a terrible combination. Paying the LEO's MORE and removing the qualified immunity for negligence while also protecting whistleblowers and having outside organizations 'police' LEO conduct is fundamental for the public to regain trust. Getting a better class of person behind the badge is step one, pay them more but having them purchase their own "professional liability" insurance would be a great way to reign in some of the "shoot first, ask questions later mentality."
The fact that they've been devalued, and underappreciated is self inflicted.
That's not to say there are some fine LEO's, there are -
but when you see this sort of thing happen, it's hard to maintain the narrative that it's just a few bad apples.