This is why the background checks exist though, right? The police clearly got the job regardless of what was in the check so either we're suggesting the police

This is why the background checks exist though, right? The police clearly got the job regardless of what was in the check so either we're suggesting the police as an entity are fundamentally corrupt and either didn't care/wanted these compromised people to serve or they didn't feel they were compromised. If anything, that this stuff is on the background check makes me feel more comfortable. It means that whatever happened has been owned up to which makes you somewhat difficult to blackmail.