It started with the morning paper. Every day, when Joe Sherwood read the news, he was struck by an imbalance he saw in law enforcement reporting. “Anytime there was a bad cop, it would be front-page news,” recalled Sherwood. “They never talked about all the good police work they were doing. I said to my wife one day, ‘Gee, there must be a bunch of good guys out there, too, and we could really do something if we give an award to the ones who fight hate crimes…