GF, great post. I think most people commenting on this topic know that most cops are honorable and try to do a good job. But like every other profession, there are bad apples. I've known a lot of bad apple cops who only abuse their power and treat people like $hit. My town seems to have an unusually high proportion of them. Unfortunately the nicest officer I ever knew -- and had many conversations with -- was shot and killed a few years ago. I guess that's how it usually works.