When “good cops” don’t out the bad cops and the system covers for the bad cops why should we trust them.
Plus personal experience of all the egotistical power hungry “first responders”
Are there “good cops” and “bad cops”. Yes.
I am convinced there many more cops who are good most of the time by have bad days or bad reactions at some time.
The standard of being a “good cop” all the time is very high. It is difficult to never make a mistake, never lose your temper, never use your authority to deliver a “little street justice”.
I have known a number of police officers fairly well. I don’t like to say it, but most of them were willing to treat people differently if they were “not respectful” of the uniform, or if those who were suspects did not immediately do everything they could to make the officer’s job easier.
Police are people. They make mistakes. They take offense. They assume things which are not necessarily true.
It can be a tough job - but most police would agree it is 99% boredom with 1% terror!