I've been excited and I've been delirious, but never at the same time.

Cops may have more education that you think...our last police chief had a PhD and our current one has both an MBA and a MS. About half the force has a BA, and the city helps with tuition costs for all employees who want to get more education. It doesn't pay to hire uneducated cops -- or ditch diggers, for that matter.

Maybe this town is the exception, I don't know. But it does have a pretty good police force and fire department (and a DARNED good library!).