"The main point is, to me anyway, good police officers are like locksmiths with those huge rings of keys on their belt that allow them to unlock almost any lock they encounter - the bad thing is too many don't want to take the time to select the right key to unlock the lock and instead want to reach for the hammer too soon."

What a good analogy, EEE.

Also, EEE, we oftentimes hear it said that the bad apples of law enforcement are very few and far between. Is that the way you see it? I'm of the impression that it's more than just a very few that abuse their authority. Every time an officer sees abuse and doesn't call it out, they become one of the bad apples. I do think we need to consider new ways of policing. Is there enough emphasis being placed on de-escalation? I'm glad to see that the "blue wall of silence" has been breached for the Chauvin case, at least among the prosecution witnesses. 

Kevin g