> The only way to square these is if cops affiliated with organized crime aren't classified as bad apples, but that makes zero sense. I see how it was confusin

> The only way to square these is if cops affiliated with organized crime aren't classified as bad apples, but that makes zero sense. I see how it was confusing, but what I was thinking was the nature of what is considered a "bad apple" has changed over time. I think police forces have been trying to prevent things like organized crime infiltration and corruption for a long time, while things like excessive use of force and racial bias have only started to be considered serious problem by them much more recently. Acting surprised about background checks seems like it's exclusively referring to the latter, while the process itself (e.g. getting friends' SSNs) seems mostly target at the former.