Kind of thought so and figured my estimate was probably leaning toward overly negative.
My experience with LEO’s over the years would tend to back up your estimate and only confirms what I already knew. I would say of the police issues I’m aware of, the majority (perhaps the vast majority) are with new/young officers who have no so called ulterior motives but are rather just inexperienced and lack the adept judgment that is possessed by a veteran on the force.
I had a disagreement with two on this thread concerning LEO’s and really couldn’t fathom people, let alone long time Freepers, possessing such a twisted and warped opinion of law enforcement professionals. It’s pretty disconcerting knowing that if right minded conservatives can believe that crap what might be spinning around in the minds of the average brainwashed uniformed liberal/progressive screwball.
Maybe it is dead pets, wrong doors, “revenue streams” (RICO), and those pickup trucks the LAPD shot up when hunting a rogue cop without even verifying who was in them (and without even a slap on the wrist!)?
That sort of press is a bit different from the press whining “Wah! Wah! Wah! We hate Donald Trump!” It is dead pets, dead bodies, damaged property, and terrified people.
Cops are entrusted with a lot of power and don’t seem to answer for its misuse very much.