This is an example of a good cop. Notice how they are no longer a cop. That’s because they were a good cop. A bad apple spoils the bunch, and cops are bad apples. They have no room for good apples.
#ACAB
Edwin Raymond, whistleblower & former lieutenant in the New York Police Department, to discuss his recent book An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight To Change Policing In America, co-authored with Jon Sternfeld.
Still probably a step up from what there is now. I’d be happy with just a “thinks it’s ok to change things about the police even if they don’t want to change”, even if that person had some other problematic beliefs. Being ok with change is the first step to recognizing and getting past problematic beliefs, but it seems like police leadership is instead full of people who mainly think “it’s us vs them” and “When challenged, double down. What are they going to do, call you on your other line to ask you to deal with you?”
You are right though. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” was always a stupid saying.