The forgotten challenge of wearing a badge

The men and women of the law enforcement profession are under attack these days, both literally and very much figuratively.

The heat has been turned up most recently on the national stage with a number of headline-worthy incidents.

Most notably was the killing of robbery suspect Michael Brown in August 2014 by former Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson. And most recently, members of the New York Police Department were charged in the death of Eric Garner, who officers were attempting to arrest for selling illegal cigarettes.

Grand juries in both cases failed to find enough evidence to b...