> I still believe that most law enforcement officers want to do the right thing It's been legally determined that "the right thing" is 1. protection of propert

> I still believe that most law enforcement officers want to do the right thing It's been legally determined that "the right thing" is 1. protection of property 2. protection of the status quo (i.e. the rule of law regardless of what the law is) 3. does not include the safeguarding of the welfare of people (see DeShaney v Winnebago and its impacts). You say "some bad apples" - the tree was selectively bred to make anemic, putrid fruit.