There have always been individual police officers and sheriffs who take a stand against the abuse. The US such is a big country, how could it be otherwise? You

There have always been individual police officers and sheriffs who take a stand against the abuse. The US such is a big country, how could it be otherwise? You can probably find a thousand similar examples if you look hard enough. I think it's already pretty comical that "Officer gets fired after long history of abuse" is news in the first place. Optimism is only warranted when we have reason to believe things are getting better. One anecdote doesn't do much.