My sentiments exactly.

And that, my friend, is the crux of the problem.

People like us should feel that they can call on the police to help. Me, I wouldn't trust them to help me with anything and only would call them if I had no other choice.

The couple of times in my life I actually called the police to help were not great experiences either. The first time, when I was mugged and robbed about the best thing I can say was they provided a report to send my insurance company. Nobody was ever caught. Trying to follow up with the detective was like trying to get the president.

The other time in a dispute with a neighbor with illegal roommates, harrassment, etc., they believed the neighbors story even though it was I who called and had witnesses. They started to make it out to be my fault, that the neighbors said I was performing "illegal activites" (never explained more than that) in my apartment. They then, clearly taking the neighbor at least somewhat seriously, began to snoop around my apartment and question me about me job, my visitors, activities, how often I'm home, etc. So somehow I began to become the suspect....

Yeah, putting their life on the line for me every day. B.S.