Why Did You Shoot Me, Sir ???

[Kablooie]

55. Fascinating to hear your experienced perspective on this.

And you're right, of course, about the ratio of good to bad cops.
Usually only the bad cops or cops that make high profile mistakes get in the news so the impression becomes that police problems are more numerous than they really are.

There are times that departments develop bad attitudes though. Here in Los Angeles several years ago we had a division of gang control police that were exposed to be using blatantly illegal and manipulative tactics in order to capture gang members. Since that came out the management and culture of the department has changed and my impression is that some of their neighborhoods are a little safer to be in than before. I know one neighborhood that has a popular deli that I wouldn't have walked through before the crackdown but have been to several times since. There is a small police kiosk across the street now and I think that helps.