Cops just shoot Everybody now, with surprisingly little social resistance

[Dustlawyer]

86. I see where you are coming from, but I could not disagree more. There are a lot of bad cops, yes,

but to say that because they chose to be a cop that they automatically are dirty and ALL COPS would cover for each other is totally false. I know more than this one cop, I got to know a lot of them, the good, the bad, and the really bad. My point is that you cannot make blanket statement about a group of people, any group, and have it be true across the board.
I get angry when I see them covering up for some asshole, but I have also seen where they don't and that SOB got fired! It is not always black and white. I have argued with many of them about this very issue because most will cover for a fellow officer b/c they want their back covered if there happens to be trouble. It is a natural human reaction seen in soldiers as well. You looked out for the guys in your platoon, even the ones you did not like so that they would watch your back. Many of these cops are ex-military so it comes naturally. This will always be an issue because you have to opposite competing motivational factors, doing the right thing vs. self preservation.
From my standpoint, I try to understand the reality of the situation. It is wrong to abuse the power that the police have, but it happens all of the time. When a cop becomes a repeated or serial abuser of his power, most departments find other ways to get rid of them. Some departments actually do the right thing and shit can them the 1st time. Unfortunely, most do not. By keeping a dialog with the leaders of 13,000 law enforcement members, I have been pushing for changes that would help to clean up a lot of departments. There are a lot of "Sheriff Joe Arpaio's" out there as I am sure you will agree.
I guess we will always see this differently, but I KNOW them and what they do. I am involved and working to better them. I would suggest that Progressives should do the same, get to know the cop in your neighborhood. Go on ride-a-longs, and expose them to the truth and to Progressive thought. When it comes to the protests that I see in this countries future, it would be good to know some cops, but also good to have some that have been converted to progressive ideas instead of the brainwashed RW bullshit.