Sadly, that is not nearly absurd as it sounds at first read.
While I do not dispute that we need adequate law enforcement, it is a mistake to assume the police are here for your safety and are your friends.
As it continues to get more difficult to recruit quality personnel for LE this sort of thing will become more common. More and more, those who want to be cops are just those we don't want as cops.
No, those are the type of people they recruit.