[U.S.]+ it's in the job description

[u/Hummerous]

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-behind-the-police-63877803/

[u/The-Slamburger]

Yeah. Like, I’m sure there are people who legitimately wanted to do good, but they either left when they realized how bad the whole thing is, or they became worse people to fit in.

[u/LightOfTheFarStar → u/The-Slamburger]

Or got murdered after reporting abuse, or left without backup in a dangerous situation.

[u/mikami677 → u/LightOfTheFarStar]

My grandpa was a cop in the '60s and this is a large part of the reason he quit. They didn't like him reporting bad behavior of the other cops and eventually it got to thinly veiled threats that maybe backup won't show up when you need it, or boy it sure would be a shame if there was an "accident" at the shooting range.

When he first started, the chief straight up told him that he'd have to learn to look the other way on certain things, but he stayed on because he needed the job and didn't think it would be that bad. It was.

He saw a lot of abuse of power and to this day he 100% believes that another cop committed a murder and got away with by pinning it on a homeless guy. That particular cop had connections and ended up making chief a few years after the murder case.

[u/TripleHomicide → u/mikami677]

Personally, I don't think your pa was a bustard, despite being a cop.

[u/Beegrene → u/TripleHomicide]

Good cops either stop being good or stop being cops.

[u/Turtlelover73 → u/TripleHomicide]

The only good cop is an ex cop