A local talk show host in Dallas was appalled at the lack of public outcry against the recent death of a Dallas police officer killed in the line of duty. Police overkill and bad behavior during misdirected SWAT raids, the perennial use of speed traps and other traffic citations that seem focused on revenue enhancement, and even some of the police behavior seen on the "reality-based" cop shows on TV have eroded the goodwill that should exist between the law-abiding majority and law enforcement. Mistrust of police is no longer confined to the black ghetto, as was the case 30-40 years ago.
America is slowly moving in the direction of a Third World type nation, where the citizens distrust the police and the police regard themselves as being above the law.
