.......My problem is also with a town that supports people (adults) who are known criminals, Drunks, Drug addicts, Wife Abusers, and plan pain in the butts and allow them to get away with their crimes because of money, political influences, favors and basically who is scratching who's back. These are the real menus yet they are allowed to walk the streets and have say in what goes on in this town! That is not only appalling but very, very scary!!

......Why are the officers not patrolling the area's where the crimes are being committed???

Pretty much sounds like my city (Baltimore) too. The police are supposed to serve and protect the people. The police are also paid by the people. Where I live the local taxes are high. Yet the people arrest innocent people here left and right including tourist. I like to mention we have a serious police problem here in Baltimore. Policeman on the take. Policemen taking advantage of teen prostitutes. It slowly becoming a bigger problem recently.

The problem is that the police now feel they can do whatever they want under the Bush era. Ah, the war on terrorism. What we are drifting into is complete localized totalitarianism by (by the police) under the banner of the war on terrorism. Yes, the police want you to be afraid of them and never question their actions.

Oh well, absolute power, corrupts absolutely.