Rambone, I will be the first to admit that there are a lot of bad cops in this country. Hell, there are a couple in my town that shouldn't be allowed to do what they do. Now, there are a LOT of great people who are LEO's and do a damn fine job at it. Without a lot of those people doing that job and doing it well I might add then you would not have all the freedoms you have now. You ever take into account how quick a gang would take over a neighborhood and either throw you out of your home or just beat and rob you until you leave? If you don't believe me then you really need to go to Detroit someday and see it for yourself. I live in a neighborhood with almost all family houses and older people so my crime rate is really low. Also, I have about 6 police officers who live in a 4 block radius of my house so that may be a deterrent as well with my highly patrolled area.
Police corruption and abuse does happen to innocent people quite often and they need a lot more punishment for it then what most get for sure. However, I haven't had any real issues with the police in my town, college, or even Indianapolis when I have been there. If I were to venture a guess as to why I have not had any issues then I would have to say its because I DON'T BREAK THE LAW!