[Kevin]

Tom, I think we all respect good cops. It just seems that an amazing number of us have run into officers that seemed to be abusing their badge so that they could be in control and in power over others -- to the point where they feel that they can cause someone considerable physical harm when it wasn't necessary.

What makes it worse is that other cops cover that kind of behavior. When was the last time you ever saw one cop testify against another that had roughed someone that was submitting to arrest?

Sure, it's the criminal's fault that they're being arrested, but that sure as hell doesn't entitle a cop to act as judge, jury and executioner, does it?

-- oh, and as far as the cop killing thing, how does that enter into this? No one is condoning killing police officers, at least no one who is sober.