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Everybody is human. Some humans willingly, even gleefully, take part in corrupt, counterproductive, anti-freedom, tax-eating enterprises.

As you point our, public schools suck. Almost all conservatives know this. What many don't know, but is becoming increasingly obvious, is that police departments have gotten as bad as public schools, and in some cases worse.

As I already pointed out I am invovled in my local PD. As with most towns, my town now has a budget crisis. Two cops are leaving for other PDs and we won't have to have a layoff because our chief listens to our selectmen when they say the sh*tstorm is coming. Now if we could only get our schools to realize they don't need so freakin many people to "counsel" kids and not threaten the town with laying off teachers before they touch the fat in their budgets.

It's really good that you are involved with your local police department but you mentioned you spend alot of time with the chief of that department, right? Do you actually sit down with the cops who are actually in the field? I ask this question because most times they feel like their views or even their questions are being ignored.

My husband who is now a Sgt. has told me stories about how different it was for him when he was a junior officer as compared to now and far too many times, he was ignored and told to just do his job. My point is that you should take some time to talk with these guys, away from any senior officers. I can't guarantee that they will share everything with you for fear of it getting back to the top brass but if you could prove to them that what they tell you stays with you, your perspective could become even clearer.