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In reply to the discussion: 'A nightmare scenario': Extremists in police ranks spark growing concern after Capitol riot [View all]patphil
(6,169 posts)that cops don't hold themselves to the same standards as they do the general public.
that things that would get you or I arrested are routinely ignored, or covered up to protect fellow officers. Behavior's that would get you or I fired from our jobs are also ignored or covered up.
I wouldn't be surprised if 20% of the police in any given city have done things that should have got them fired or even prosecuted.
And now we see that the whole process of vetting candidates for law enforcement jobs needs to be overhauled. Not to mention continual monitoring of individual officer's on line statements, and their connections to radical, even dangerous, groups.
A law enforcement officer needs to be held to a higher standard than the citizenry in general. They have to be role models and leaders in terms of how people are treated.
Instead, time after time, we see or read about horrifying scenes of police misconduct and brutality.
And now we see more and more police actively expressing views and engaging in activities that run counter to the laws of the land; sometimes openly working to oppose them.
I think it's time to flush those bad cops from the system.