That has been my position for many years, except I include the local police and sheriffs, mainly because of my own experience with Police LYING THRU THEIR TEETH about most things. And no, I’m not a criminal.
That is bold generalization you make.
“Most” police and sheriffs are liars?
In reality, most police and sheriffs live within the communities they serve. Yes, there are some dishonest men and women, pedophiles, outright criminals, and other deviants within the very large population of cops just as there are among firemen, clergy, teachers, posters here on FR, and the general public. It’s humanity.
However, in my experience most people with badges are solid citizens or they have little longevity given that they regularly are scrutinized by courts, defense attorneys, and the community they serve.
Much of law enforcement in America now utilize cameras to record their actions and a single moment as you describe and their career is effectively over. We hear of some being caught by the camera and that is good, but it’s very few given the hundreds of thousands of contacts each and every day throughout the country and we all know the media loves to cover such stories.
Kind of disproves your blanket generalization doesn’t it? It is a rather thankless job currently given the attacks on law enforcement in general - the uptick in animosity towards people we expect to perfectly deal with the worst of society who are emboldened to make bad choices by weak accountability here on FR is disappointing.
I'm there with you. It is a sad, sad state of affairs. You only need one of 12 to gum up the works completely.