>non-acceptance of dirty cops is something inherent to American culture. That is exactly the case. America would not have succeeded economically without certai

>non-acceptance of dirty cops is something inherent to American culture. That is exactly the case. America would not have succeeded economically without certain traits, relative immunity to corruption being one of them. In game theory a player may have two strategies - to 'cooperate' or to 'defect' (law-abiding behaviour vs corruption). It has been demonstrated that in absence of punishment the defection (corruption) may be the best strategy for an individual, even though it may be harmful for the society as a whole. Americans have developed a virtuous cycle where certainty of punishment (the society and the legal system there as a whole are relatively not corrupt) stimulates intolerance towards corruption among individuals. Remaining non-corrupt and rooting out corruption is profitable in the USA. But in an already corrupt society it may impossible for the individual to remain honest.