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I can only extrapolate using my old department as a base, but I would say 90-95% which is probably a conservative estimate.

There have been many incidents where purported inappropriate police behavior occurs and understand it causes everyone that works the job difficulties. Again, in my experience, those who serve don’t want the “bad cop” around as it negatively reflects on them.

Usually interaction with the police will have a negative outcome for someone. Either someone goes to jail or receives a citation. We are not the “good guys” in most situations.
But we knew that when we signed on.

Contrary to what some of the posters here may believe, cops DO have to justify their actions. In our department, discipline could range from a verbal reprimand all the way up to dismissal. That’s not counting anything that may be addressed in a criminal court proceeding.

I have seen some of the “anecdotal” stories posted on FR and in some of them, they are either second-hand or news reports of an incident. I find it ironic that FReepers vilify the media when stories are posted about DJT, but accept as gospel stories from the same outlets that castigate LEO’s.

You just can’t have it both ways.

Are there cops that shouldn’t be on the job? Sure. They are always the ones who get media attention. It’s tough trying to have a reasonable conversation about LEO’s when a couple of threads away is the story about the Detroit cops from two different precincts who got into a brawl. Another black eye for law enforcement.

For the most part...I still believe the average uniform officer is trying to do the best he/she can under the circumstances. There may be outliers, but you never hear about the vast majority of LEO’s that do the job professionally day in and day out.

I hope, should the need arise, you deal with THAT officer.