Is it true? The poster Jon Preston asserted it and implied that it was praiseworthy. My reply treated the situation as a hypothetical, not as verified fact.
I was worried you may’ve picked up a negative view of the police at some point in the past. Then I read your statement...
“I have a higher opinion of the competency and service-orientation of the officers of my local department than I do of the qualities of a randomly-selected food-service employee. Perhaps that’s unjustified, but it makes me feel better about their driving around armed with guns and authority.”
So, I was wrong... You’re cool.