Well said with that analogy @mineopoly , well said. That motto is still on several police departments cars and vehicles the problem is that no where in that motto does it say who they are "to serve and protect", we've made the very bad mistake of assuming that we are the ones when sadly that's not the case.
Here is an old police car that I photographed in Dallas a couple of years ago. The owner of the old police car put his own graphic on where the "to serve and protect" used to be. A sense of honesty and humor by the new owner I'd say.

Thanks for dropping in and sharing your thoughts. Very much appreciated!