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Hating cops, law and order is a liberal characteristic. Wear it.

Funny thing; if you love justice and [right/just] law, then you must be predisposed to hating cops [as-a-group] for the evil they do by both action and inaction.

Let me give you an example; the New Mexico State Constitution says, in Art II, Sec 6:

[Right to bear arms.] No law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and recreational use and for other lawful purposes, but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms. (As amended November 2, 1971 and November 2, 1986.)

Yet, the state does abridge the right to keep and bear arms, both in its statutes [see NMSA 30-7-2.4] and in its own 'rules.' This last case is particularly insidious because it takes the color of law, without being law: to wit, the courthouses in New Mexico have signs, prominently displayed, proclaiming "No Weapons, violators will be prosecuted" (or similar). Now if that were by law, it would violate the underlined portion of the State Constitution, if it is not law then it is a federal felony, actually two, that is being perpetrated. More disturbing is that even municipal courts have such signs, which unambiguously violates the second sentence of the cited section of the state constitution.

You may be inclined to argue that weapons should not be allowed in courthouses; but the USSC has ruled, repeatedly, that the police are not under an affirmative obligation to provide for the safety of any particular private citizen.

It is also worth noting that a citizen may be compelled to appear in court despite not even being accused of a crime (jurors and witnesses); that they are deprived of their weapons combined with the legal obligation to appear is a travesty against justice and a de facto denial of the individual's inherent right to defend themselves.