My uncle was a cop, so I'm obviously sympathetic to the men and women in blue. I also carry around in my head his statement, of which he was undoubtedly not the originator, that a considerable percentage of cops are really members of the law enforcement community for the right reasons (the "Joe Fridays" of the cop world); a considerable percentage are doing it because it's what they do, and it's a job (and not the easiest one in the world); and a considerable percentage would be criminals if they weren't cops.