A Policeman's Job is only easy in a Police State

Scene from 1958's "Touch Of Evil"

Vargas (Heston)) - "Captain, I don't think a policeman should work like a dog catcher in putting criminals behind bars. No! In any free country, a policeman is supposed to enforce the law, and the law protects the guilty as well as the innocent." Quinlan (Welles) - "Our job is tough enough ..." Vargas (Heston) - "It's supposed to be. It has to be tough. A policeman's job is only easy in a police state. That's the whole point, Captain - who's the boss, the cop or the law?"