Because of low pay compared to the private sector, many talented people never go into law enforcement, especially given its constraints and comparatively sluggish upward mobility. People die in car accidents. From time to time, cops act illegally, corruptly, brutally. By all means, we must stay vigilant, and weed them out. But let's have perspective.
Cops live real lives.
They make mistakes. They get grumpy, surly, and sometimes lax. Too bad the crooks don't spend all their time watching television, instead of committing crimes. You know, like in real life. Would you like to see them add this columnist to their newspaper.