ducted in the past have any merit, the average police officer is aggressive, has a strong sense of right and wrong, a distaste of moral turpitude in others, an inquisitive nature, the inclination to serve as an arbiter of morals, little fear, and a cynicism based on every one has his price. Left out of these characteristics are feelings of compassion, understanding, sensitivity, restraint, impartiality, justice, and, most important, the courage to take actions and positions that are unpopular at a particular time but are, in fact, based on logic and compassion. There are many more characteristics, but these, perhaps, are the most important. At this point we may develop a divergency. The divergency is one based on color and the results this difference will have on the