If cops want to be political lobbyists, they should do it on their own time. That's not what they're paid for. (I am aware of the lobbying of police unions, a

If cops want to be political lobbyists, they should do it on their own time. That's not what they're paid for. (I am aware of the lobbying of police unions, and I don't like it. Police unions are actually a great example of why you shouldn't want cops to be lobbyists, because the shit they inevitably lobby for is in their interests, not the interest of the general public.)