Not badges per se, really it is genetics and the process that identifies the right members of society to elevate to be our protectors. If you haven't noticed, since the mid-90s, we've developed a more refined and improved process to identify the right type of person to enter the police academies. We've successfully weeded out most of the types of undesirable individuals brought into the law enforcement community in the 70s and 80s. That includes those with different life views, different life experiences, those raised in the high crime areas, the creative problem solvers and those willing to develop relationships with the public. We've successfully replaced them with individuals with high levels of loyalty, both to their comrades as well as loyalty to the letter of the law. In other words, we've replace the "Mahoney" types with the "Tackleberrys" (from Police Academy). We're all better served now.