The problem is with a few people it is black or white with no grays.
You either hate cops to your very being, or you are a badge fluffer.
This Black and white , with no grays is a clinical psychological disorder...Many people have this... with some it is very noticeable, and with others is not always so easy to see..
as far as good vs. bad cops. I don't think very many people, men and woman become cops to be bad... Its a job that most take initially to make it better for their families, in the jurisdiction they patrol... Some say that statistically, being a cop is not as dangerous as a construction worker. and doesn't even make the list of ten top dangerous jobs...but it takes some big balls to walk up to a car with darkened windows day after day and not think about the odds of walking up to a real bad guy one day.. there is a certain level of honor, and service associated with contemplating a life in law enforcement... many cops slip through the psychological testing and when opportunity strikes, they prove their worthlessness... I think most cops go into the profession, on a good note, some become corrupt, like a sugar junkie patrolling a candy factory.. I am an optimist in thinking that most cops are trying to serve the public... its always the bad ones that make all the good ones look bad...
In my long life.. I've met many cops...I have two very close friends who are State Troopers.. both these guys are honorable and ethical men ( what I would call givers )... I've met a few " Takers" in the profession who think they are owed something from everyone, and I would not trust them in my home... but I think you would find that in any profession..
I will give any cop the benefit of the doubt , but with reserved courtesy and respect.
Bill aka ET
I understand that the person IM quoting is saying that only with " Some " its just black and white with no gray. and I agree.. Only with some. ( the more narrow minded persons ) its extremely hard to say that all cops are.... bad, or all cops are good...yet with some,, its one way or the other and nothing in between.