>> Now I look to them with a jaded view.
I look at them with a jaded view as well.
However, increased skepticism does not dictate that I check my common sense and powers of observation at the door and find the police guilty 100% of the time, facts of the matter notwithstanding.
The biggest problem is that those who should be law officers are deemed too radical by the powers that be. So in reality, the ones who get hired are the true radicals, ie the Barny Fife’s of the world, who should never have even gotten past the application stage, but they are the ones who will willingly listen to unconstitutional orders while allowing illegals to drive by without thinking twice.