What I don't get is: - The police need social capital. It helps enormously if they can be take at face value for "just doing their job". And this would help in

What I don't get is: - The police need social capital. It helps enormously if they can be take at face value for "just doing their job". And this would help in the minor day-to-day interactions that makes up the majority of their working lives. - Not only is it blatant corruption, the very existence of such cards harms the whole police forces social relationship! It is a "associate infraction with a cop!" card! If I were a true friend of the police, I would: - let them do their job fairly (while not letting them get away with unfair) - not try to associate a cop buddy of mine with my poor decisions!