One isolated incident should not diminish the entire group. I said the vast majority NOT all. There are bad apples in any profession. But you know that.
I’ve had bad luck. I’m sure there are good cops. I’ve seen good Departments (see above).
Also, there is a real problem with some of the sorts of people attracted to the profession.
I was at a cousin’s beach place this summer, and some friends of theirs from the police academy were there with their families. They were heavily tattooed, treated their wives like dirt, ignored their kids, drank to excess, and put my family at risk.
I’m sure there are nice folks among cops too. The guy across the street is an ex-cop who is quite a good guy.
But folks like the ones at the beach scare the bejeezus out of me. Those guys get a gun and color of authority? Yikes.