[Republican in occupied CA]

The real cause is the 95% of good cops covering for the 5% of the bad ones.

You’re only as good as the worst behavior or person you tolerate.

[Leaning Right]

> The real cause is the 95% of good cops covering for the 5% of the bad ones. <

With regret, I must conclude that this 95% number is too high. Maybe 30 years ago, yes. But as a rough estimate, I’d say maybe half of the cops today are good cops. The other half are consumed by ego, and a rigid us-against-them mentality.

And I sure do sympathize with those good cops. Speak up, and you just might get the Frank Serpico treatment. It’s a real mess.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Serpico#Shooting_and_public_interest