I am not anti-cop — my daughter is married to a wonderful LEO. I am anti dumb-ass, thug cop on a power trip.
I was told this by a state police officer once.
The top in the class cadets from the state police academy typically go to work for the State police. The next highest get hired by the bigger cities and large towns. The cops at the bottom of the class are typically hired by the small towns. So, many of these small town cops have a chip on their shoulder and they are not very smart.
When I graduated from Syracuse in 1985 the NYS police force was interviewing on campus. Back then you had to be 6’ tall. If I was taller, I might be retired now with a NYS pension. I had a buddy whose Dad was a Colonel on the force. I could have gotten a letter on recommendation from him. If only I was 2” taller.