[JeffAtlanta]

the boys in blue do a hard, thankless job, and sometimes are quite heroic.

By and large, the job is not that hard. Most simply ride around in a car all day. They are probably the most "thanked" profession on the planet. They are basically above the law both on and off duty.

[ambrose]

or they just hang out at donut shops. some of them just hang around in a gas station, waiting for some idiot to commit a minor traffic infraction so they can write up a ticket.