joeshmoe,
You brought something I have been wondering about for a while now. Remember when you use to see on the side of the front doors where the emblem and what police department they are it also use to state "To Serve and Protect". I commented to my wife here a while back that you don't see that on a lot of police cars anymore. So she started to watch as we travel around and then she also said that is strange as she was seeing the same as me.
I guess I would have t agree with you that they are not there to serve and protect anymore.
Just MO