Not sure anyone on this board hates cops.You're making too much sense, asking too many logical questions, and are posting in a reasonable voice.
In other words, you have no chance of getting through to the group who hate cops. I don't know why, but there you have it. Ask how many of them would like to live in Lake Butler or Raiford no matter how much the salary might be.
To Jon's point, I've actually often posted about how we need to pay cops more, offer them more and better training and more comprehensive mental and emotional counseling resources. I'm not sure any cop would turn down any of those things.
Who I do not respect are cops that abuse their power and cops who refuse to police their own. Those folks have no business wearing a badge - and in fact are likely among those who ought to be wearing the cuffs.