hahahaha, all that bullshit just to make a massive 29K a year, great. 
Yeah in the US the pay is pretty low for cops. Here in Canada the starting salary for an RCMP officer is $62,000. Then it goes up to $65,000 after your 90 day evaluation. Add yearly raises + lots of overtime and you can make alot of money doing it. Plus the schedules are pretty good... one female officer I know works 4 on 4 off... a couple others do 2 on 1 off etc...
What do you do for a living Quaker?