re: Has there ever been a worse time to be a cop?

^^^ if this is how you really feel, I hope that attitude begins to permeate thru the rest of the PD's in this country. Reasonable perspective, and well articulated.

That being said, I've met some completely shady cops, but also quite a few actual police officers who you could tell we're trying to do their job the right way.

Going into a blind encounter with law enforcement feels like pulling numbers out of a hat these days, as far as the randomness of what you're going to get.