A major reason why some extrapolate from the bad cops to all cops is that the good cops have a strong ethic of supporting all other cops, including the bad ones, regardless.
If good cops went after bad ones with the zeal they should, they’d get a lot more support from the community.
Early days yet, but it appears that departments that introduce cop-cams promptly have a significant drop in accusations of excessive force. Now that could be because false accusations aren’t made, or because cops are cutting back on bad behavior knowing they’re on camera.
Or both.
“A major reason why some extrapolate from the bad cops to all cops is that the good cops have a strong ethic of supporting all other cops, including the bad ones, regardless.
If good cops went after bad ones with the zeal they should, they’d get a lot more support from the community.”
And we wonder why the direct result of it is a very distrustful public, and certain departments with a mafia like reputation.
You’ll see most cops defend other cops simply because they were not there. They realize from experience you can’t extrapolate out everything that took place from the code book or simple reasoned though inaccurate extrapolations.
Once a cop is found out to be absolutely wrong, the other cops more or less hang their heads wishing it weren’t so.
I’ll grant you there’s some truth in what you say. There’s also some truth in what I am saying.
We know from life, no group is one thing or another solely. Unfortunately that is tossed out then window by some people when it comes to law enforcement.