Can't say that I do. They were useless during my three experiences as a crime victim -- once accusing me of being part of a break-in into my home as some sort of elaborate insurance ploy, another time doing nothing until I tracked down the guy who stole my briefcase myself and gave them and the prosecutors the whole case on a silver platter, and a third time when someone tried to mug me and I beat the guy up and then was assisted by some local gang bangers. So they're never around when you need them.

But I HAVE filmed them whacking people over the head with truncheons on three continents, I HAVE had them plant marijuana in my hotel room and then try to get a bribe out of me in exchange for dropping the charges (I got that guy fired), I HAVE had them harrass me for all manner of petty things, (including my ginger ale story, hitch-hiking, giving me 100 $ tickets because I didn't come to a *complete* stop at a stop sign at a deserted intersection, etc. etc.), I HAVE had them make death threats, I HAVE had them rip my press pass into shreds in front of my eyes and tell me to get lost, and I HAVE had them repeatedly threaten me with arrest at TSA checkpoints. Oh, and I had a sister who had one give her a choice of speeding ticket or a hand job.

If there are "good" cops out there, they're very well hidden.