People defend LE saying that there are just a few bad apples making them look bad. The more I see and hear the more I disagree. They revere that thin blue line and the good ones will defend the bad ones through thick and thin. Why is that? Could it be that they are all a little bit corrupt and don't want their own shit called out in retaliation? Or does the system not support those who do call them out so they are afraid for their jobs and their lives?
On the other hand those guys go through hell, on a daily basis they are dealing with the dregs of society and damn near every call they go on is possibly the worst day of someone's life. You can't turn shit like that off when you punch the clock. If you can you aren't human. I can't imagine the emotional toll it takes on someone.
I'm not a hater and I'm not a badge polisher, just skeptical AF when I see these guys protecting each other. The "good ones" should be taking the assholes behind the woodshed and adjusting the attitudes that make it hard for them all to be able to earn trust from the people they supposedly serve.