> they are a hell of a lot more honest per capita than the people on the street
My experience is that police are people much like others, including "people on the street" (who does that refer to?). Like everyone, most generally are honest but when they are under stress or have something at stake, especially the approval or loyalty of their peers, they often will pursue other priorities. For example, what is the difference between 'don't snitch' and the 'Thin Blue Line'?
I think a great challenge for police is this expectation that they are superhuman: That they will manage dangerous, stressful situations day after day, year after year, with equinamity and without it taking a huge toll. That they are knights in shining armor who will charge at the bad guys without fear or PTSD. That they have supernatural integrity and the massive systemic problems that clearly affect police throughout the U.S. somehow won't affect them.
Whoever is reading this, if you were a cop - working in a toxic organization with highly toxic customers (criminals), dealing daily with situations so bad they had to call the police (how many times have you been in situations like that in your life?) - you'd probably behave similarly to the rest.
My experience is that police are people much like others, including "people on the street" (who does that refer to?). Like everyone, most generally are honest but when they are under stress or have something at stake, especially the approval or loyalty of their peers, they often will pursue other priorities. For example, what is the difference between 'don't snitch' and the 'Thin Blue Line'?
I think a great challenge for police is this expectation that they are superhuman: That they will manage dangerous, stressful situations day after day, year after year, with equinamity and without it taking a huge toll. That they are knights in shining armor who will charge at the bad guys without fear or PTSD. That they have supernatural integrity and the massive systemic problems that clearly affect police throughout the U.S. somehow won't affect them.
Whoever is reading this, if you were a cop - working in a toxic organization with highly toxic customers (criminals), dealing daily with situations so bad they had to call the police (how many times have you been in situations like that in your life?) - you'd probably behave similarly to the rest.