The reason why most people hate cops is that they do not want to take responsibility for their own actions.
Pft, please. Really? This is what you think is going on in people's heads? This is the sort of laughable caricature that I don't even have to refute because most people are going to read that and think you're an idiot. You're not helping the reputation of police officers if this is what they raise their kids to believe. You can't even fully stomach it yourself because you know it's flamebait.
The entire point I was trying to make... is that most cops just want to do their job and go home.
Right, that is almost EXACTLY why this is such a problem. Most of them aren't professionals that do the right thing even if the path is hard. To most cops, it's just a job and they want to go home at the end of the day. They will not rock the boat and blow whistles. They will come into an established system that looks out for their own and they will do nothing to stop it because that's the path of least resistance. They are complacent and comfortable. This isn't just limited to the cops. It's one of those more universal problems. I've seen this a lot in engineering. You'd hope they were professionals, cared about doing a good job, and not just there to punch in, turn the cog, and punch out. But no, most people just don't have that fire. Anyway, YES, the initial point you made is utterly true and the root cause of the problem at hand.
before you basically assumed my dad has covered for a bad cop and therefor makes himself a bad guy,
HAHAHA, even after I lambast you for assuming an antagonistic stance you still double-down and put up your dukes. And you still don't have any idea why people distrust cops. That's kind of adorably cliche.
Seriously though, ask your dad the question. Post his answer and what sort of conversation you guys had after that. A youtube video would be best. Given the shit in Ferguson, it'll be pertinent and insightful.
