I know what you're thinking. You're thinking I'm HELLA late with this post. For that, I'm sorry. BUT as for right now, here is my take on it.
Any time a police brutality incident pops up, people are quick to put on their cape and say, "Not ALL cops are bad."
Well, let's talk about that for a minute, shall we?
Usually, someone that says this sort of thing may have a loved one who is a cop. They feel like the loved one is unfairly getting bashed because of their profession. They see it as a personal attack on their family.
I get that.
But relatives belonging to the cops mentioned in this article complete with FBI statistics may have said they were "good people" and "good cops" as well.
Here's what happens when "good cops" do their jobs:
This particular officer tried to stop her partner from brutalizing
someone. She reported it within the precinct. As a result,
she was fired, and denied pension.
This officer was fired for going "rouge", and was terminated because of how she handled several situations. She considers herself as a "peace officer"
This particular whistleblower decided to expose the fact that
Oxnard police officers would go get tattoos after they
shoot people.
And here's a facebook page dedicated to "good cops".
Now, of course that's a small bit of information regarding good cops, but what I'm seeing is that the good cops end up being retaliated against for reporting bad things being done by fellow officers. They also get fired.
But there was one cop who worked in such a hostile environment between his coworkers, that he ended up writing a manifesto and decided he'd expose the corruption and go after the people who treated him wrong.
That officer's name was Christopher Dorner.
And that's why I tell people to GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE whenever they say "Not all cops are bad." Because the only reason the good ones are still in the precinct is because they turn a blind eye whenever corruption within the force shows up.
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