Brilliant essay Walter, thank you. I'm in the UK and absolutely horrified by the way I'm seeing police behaving over there. I'm afraid FOR you all.
Our police may not carry guns (yet), but there's always still been the tendency of the few to be motivated by power and focus on control enforced by violence. Unfortunately it does seem true that those who want power over others are precisely those who shouldn't be given it (to paraphrase badly - was it Plato originally - I know Douglas Adams used something similar)? But I digress. Essentially, I think you're absolutely right in everything you say here and I'm glad there are people willing to say it.