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I find a lot of it is selection bias -- because the police generally interact with criminals, they come to view the whole population as criminal. Do it long eno

I find a lot of it is selection bias -- because the police generally interact with criminals, they come to view the whole population as criminal. Do it long enough, you start to get jaded and ask yourself "why do I follow the law when all these people break it with few consequences?" Also see the effects of the "thin blue line" eroding institutional morality... it's easy to get to a place where we are -- even white people in America no longer trust the police.

icantdrive55 9y ago
I've know more than a few cops, and they all broke laws. I've been in a passenger car, where the driver(off duty Cop) is way over .08, and all all it takes is a flash of the badge. If you become a cop in America--you can break laws. Only the really stupid ones get caught. I don't belive it's the job, it's the system, and training. It should be federally licensed, and require more than a high school diploma, and a bad attitude. And let's be honest. Most areas in the USA do not need badily trained paramilitary cops. They are essentially Revenue Collectors in most municipalities.