Law enforcement agencies are being lambasted time and again (whether it's valid criticism or not is irrelevant), and they continue to ignore claims of how ineffectual they are. Someone needs to stand up and say "We are here for you and we support you" otherwise it stands to reason that there are dangerous undertones forming.
Cost-cutting policies are continuing to erode our faith in institutions that exist to help and assist us in times of need, and it's becoming painfully clear people are thinking they have nowhere else to turn. Social services actively look for ways to avoid helping people, and they actively discourage people from turning to them.
The libertarian in me finds is absolutely wonderful that people are realizing they need to become self-sufficient but it's frightening as well.