>If you cannot conduct yourself in a law-abiding manner as a LEO, you deserve to go to jail.

And you deserve to go to jail for longer than a regular citizen should if you do it in the performance of your job. I never agreed to follow any laws, let alone enforce them -- they did.

Exactly, LEO need to be held to a higher standard not a lower one than the general populace. Yes, this might require higher pay / more training etc, but law enforcement is one of the most important government functions to get right.

"It's hard to understand that anyone signing up to "protect and serve" would think that they are given the right to do whatever it takes as long as they think they are doing right by the greater good."

You obviously do not watch American TV. This is EXACTLY what is popularized.

I do agree with your opinion, unfortunately Andy Griffith is not the norm any more.

Very true, culture is a type of information system and it depends on distribution,

so at some point the cause of alot of problems lies at corporate media production creating a positive feedback loop of shitty culture (low quality information).

The longterm solution is clear, its a waste of effort to try and put the tubepaste back into the tube.