> Law enforcement impersonation is apparently, “a thing.” To the point, where police talk about the phenomenon as something they expect to see in the course of a normal career.

To be fair, while law enforcement impersonation appears to actually be something of a thing, if that standard were applied consistently, physically-impossible spooky fentanyl action at a distance would also be “a thing”. Law enforcement expectations are often the result of heavy propagandization (often masquerading as professional training).