[Labyrinthos]

I know there are a number of “cop haters” here on FR but before you all jump on what I have to say, consider if YOU were a police officer and had to put up with the lying, stealing, looting, murdering, etc. “street rat” mentality they deal with everyday.

Then a person shouldn't become a cop in the first pace if he or she doesn't have the personality and psychological disposition to put up with bad people without abusing them and disregarding the Constitution. This is no different than a teacher who can't stand children or a an EMT who can't stand the sight of blood. Pick a different profession.

Yes, there are rogue cops but by in large, the majority are good cops doing a job most other people would not.

The majority of cops are not good cops as long as they are part of the blue wall of silence, which allows the rogue cops to stay on the force. By analogy, the Honor Code at the United State Military Academy simply states that a "cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do." A cadet who fails to blow the whistle on a fellow cadet is subject to the same discipline as the cadet who lies, cheats, or steals. There is an affirmative duty to speak up and the failure to do so will result in discipline, including, suspension or expulsion from the Academy. All cops should be held to the same standard.

[Elle Bee]

Exactly. Very very well put

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[Elle Bee]

And least we forget a corrupt judiciary and state attorney's office that support the Blue Wall

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[Elle Bee]

http://thebluepaper.com/article/followup-blue-wall-of-silence/

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[Elle Bee]

"......Possibly, all I need to tell you about Key West Police Chiefs is that, in recent years, five Chiefs have been forced to resign. One was forced to resign for sexually harassing his Public Information Officer. Another got the job even though the then-City Manager knew that, years earlier, he had lost his job as a Sheriff’s Deputy because he had a sexual relationship with an underage boy/police cadet. One of our Chiefs quit after just a few days on the job after he reportedly got a telephone death threat. Another was fired for insubordination and incompetence. And we should not forget the Chief of Police who was forced to resign after it was rumored that he had called in the FBI to investigate corruption at City Hall. We simply cannot tolerate that kind of behavior here in the Southernmost City, can we?.....,"

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