When I was in the military I was taught about esprit de corps, loyalty, camaraderie etc. but they stressed that any order that goes against humanity must not be

When I was in the military I was taught about esprit de corps, loyalty, camaraderie etc. but they stressed that any order that goes against humanity must not be followed. Fortunately I never had to test that on my own ass, however I'm sure that the Police protecting their bad apples has nothing to do with that. Loyalty and esprit de corps must never ever go beyond the law, otherwise they become essentially like the mafia's code of silence, that is, a crime that covers other crimes. If I see a cop doing that, I cease to consider him as a cop as he just became a criminal wrapped in uniform.