1. dumb cops are preferred to be hired over smart cops.
    2. bullies and domestic abusers join the police force to continue to bully and abuse.
    3. “good cops” who try to report bad cops are either killed, relegated to a desk job or are fired.
    4. cops kill so many people so often the american public doesn’t see the police force as the gang it is.
    5. lots of “good guy vs bad guy” bullshit on tv painting all cops as heros.
    6. the entire republican party thinks they are the good guys and get to break the laws becuase they support police.
    7. cop is its own race.
    8. police departments fight to prevent body cams from being used
    9. police plant drugs to make arrests easier or tell drug dogs to mark even when there are no drugs.
    10. qualified immunity.
    11. police often do not police the communities in which they live, so they have no problem coming in and breaking bones - people who live in cities aren’t human, they are punching bags.
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      #10 in addition to not having to be licensed and insured is key. Even when cops do demonstrably evil shit, it’s entirely too hard to get rid of them. That’s without mentioning how their union will protect bad cops in the name of fraternity and duty, even though the union has no duty to protect bad cops and they shouldn’t want to fraternize with them.

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      In addition to #5, most cops on TV aren’t good cops. They tend to ignore proper police procedures without punishment. Which leads to people joining wanting to be the cop in TV/movies, and will act like them.