[hinckley buzzard]

The majority are good guys. The consequences of a run-in with the wrong one however, can be fatal. Police are the branch of the government authorized to use deadly force against you solely on the basis of their own discretion. No due process, no lawyers, no court hearings, no nothing.

If you wait until "they are no longer law abiding," at least your family may be able to make some money off a wrongful death suit.

Police are the reason George Washington observed that "Government is like fire, a dangerous servant and a fearful master."

[jsanders2001]

I see your point but I don’t think we should go down the path of pitting citizen against police officer just because a number of them were bad apples. They are getting a little carried away with the SWAT gear and military type equipment in places where it’s not needed. I would say it is needed in places like Los Angeles, Detroit, New Orleans, and New York City though...