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Depending on what kind of a cop a person is, it's a dangerous job and I understand why they may adopt the "pack" mentality.However police can judge/jury/executioner in encounters with people and that's not a responsibility to be taken lightly. Fairness and humanity have to override any "us against them" mentality or you stop being police and you become like an occupying army or something.
You are on point it is dangerous and difficult job, I hope once older generations leave a the "Young Turks" have filled the slots that type of mentality will be a thing of the past, but idealism is on of my faults
