<< Re. latter point, polic sci mainstream pines for stereotypical/mythical
two-parent family that sits down together at dinner table and talks
about "issues of the day." >>
Not wholly mythical. We do, in between, "Eat with a fork." "Keep your food on your plate." Etc. Course my 11 year old is now reading Lazarus and the Hurricane, and knows the difference bewteen probable cause and reasonable suspicion better than many cops. --jks