Ummm....yes. Again, yes. We live on the verge of a complete lock down police state, where armed officers roam the streets not to protect and serve, but to keep the sheeple in line, and to make money for the state. They are a source of revenue, not protection or investigation. They only clean house and hire new investigators when the mayor gets embarrassed because SO MANY crimes go unsolved it gets ridiculous and he/she fears for her job. As long as they are making money for the state, constitutional rights, benefit of doubt, and common sense go out the window. "By the book" just means the officers are too stupid to make the call and they are required to take your money EVERY TIME. Anyone who has been to jail for something stupid knows that you are GUILTY until proven innocent. Yes, I blame the police. They treat people like subhumans, like animals, like Arabs or something. The military/police line is very thin right now, and just you wait when "those boys" come home from overseas and are looking for jobs....Oh God help us....