Maybe I am swayed a little in my feelings because that's how I was housed, fed and clothed as a kid...my dad was & is a cop. And a very FAIR one at that. It's just that most of the cops I know are just doing their job. It pays extrememly well and has great benefits. Some men will go to extreme lengths to adequately provide for their family.
Many times as a child I saw tears in my father's eyes because when other fathers were defending their kids, mine was unable to because the "higher standard" he believes he is held to. There are a lot of cops that don't believe this. They are cops for the power and control that comes with it.
Just as there are idiots that ruin it for the rest of us with drugs like steroids, MDMA & GHB...there are cops that ruin it for the "GOOD" ones.