Originally Posted by
iansmash
tons of police officers CHOOSE to be cops.
In fact, in most decent cities, you have to be a college graduate to become a police officer. At least that's how it is in my county.
And in MOST cases MOST cops are decent people and uphold their job to serve the public. But there are plenty of rotten ones amongst them.
I have a cousin who is a New Orleans Police officer. From what I gather, most cops had a choice in life: either continue on the current path and become a low life criminal, or join up as a cop. Most choose the second. But it means in many cases, cops are but one step removed from the criminals they are doing battle with. Kind of scary.