Pension, power trip as you get to harass people all day.
So what if a cop or two have to be scarified to the mob every once in awhile.
Don’t be an idiot. I have LEO in the family, they have very little power, and they joined because they loved their community and wanted to right wrongs (one works in child abuse).
We can discuss the use of law enforcement by the State to enforce anti-constitutional measures...such as breaking up church services in CA ... but almost all of them joined because they wanted things to be good.