[driftdiver]

Yes I do think Law Enforcement is overly militarized and shoots way too many dogs.

I also think their propensity for overlooking lawbreaking by fellow officers is criminal.

That does not make me a cop hater. Merely someone who expects everyone to follow the same laws.

[thefactor]

I'll give you the dog thing, although I just think they write so many articles about it nowadays to fill space. Too many guys are way too quick on the trigger. Although the biggest joke in the NYPD academy is "don't shoot the dog" because that's the answer to pretty much every question that involved dogs on the tests we took. Whenever anyone asked a question and no one knew the answer, we'd all shout "don't shoot the dog!"

As for corruption, my job has gotten us so scared about corruption that guys will turn in anyone who accepts a free cup of coffee nowadays. There's a fine line between doing the right thing, and being a rat.