You, along with many other FReepers, myself included, need to really start “believing” exactly how deep and pervasive is the corruption rotting our society from within.
What do we expect “our children” to do, when it it clear they can not trust the adults who are paid to protect them?
I agree it it a sick situation.
Around my neck of the woods, we began getting a different kind of cop once forced hiring and loosening of restrictions against past criminal records came into being.
Began with "minor criminal record" to "felony record" being acceptable, then when testing and physical fitness got tossed out the window - whew do we have some "interesting individuals" as the local cops on the beat.
(I should preface all of that with, on our eastern side of the state line - Missou-rah!)