My dad was a cop. My grandfather was a cop. My gut reaction is always to take a cop’s side. But when my grandfather and my dad were cops the police were more like Joe Friday and Andy Griffith than Bad lieut.
I had family members who were cops. One was a great and fair guy, very tough but fair. The other was a little squirt who couldn’t spell and was always trying to show how smart and powerful he was. They’re both dead now. I miss one of them.