Immorality generally runs throughout American society. How in the world can a leader instill integrity and morality simply by telling people to behave? Sure. Individual cops can be fired, but when the majority no longer gives a flip about morality?
It’s like these teachers who prey on children. The teachers themselves apparently don’t believe in right or wrong. They’re likely sexually immoral in their private lives. What makes us suddenly think they’ll be more moral in their profession?
” How in the world can a leader instill integrity and morality simply by telling people to behave? Sure. Individual cops can be fired, but when the majority no longer gives a flip about morality?”
As a general rule, people who know they aren’t accountable behave that way. You can’t change what is in a cop’s heart. But his boss can send a message that corruption will not be tolerated. Or the boss can send the message that corrupt behavior is just fine by him. Now, you can’t guarantee good behavior out of all of them with the first option. But the results of the second are easily predictable.