[romed]

Perhaps, but the impression is reinforced when the police organize themselves to break the law in an organized fashion. For example, consider the police of Oakland, California. Every one of their patrol motorcycles is modified with a loud, unlawful exhaust muffler, through actions that body deliberately undertook. Clearly there are numerous criminals among the ranks of that police department, but it's also true that the department itself is corrupt and makes corrupt decisions as an organized body.

Edit: which is to overlook the most glaring examples of NYPD corruption: parking placards and get-out-of-jail-free cards for friends and family (recently reduced from 30 to 20 per officer!). It is not a great exaggeration to claim that the NYPD is America's largest criminal gang.

[anigbrowl]

Not sure why you're being downvoted. OPD is positively plagued with organizational problems and has been under a consent decree for over a decade.

[rrauenza]

More background on Oakland: https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Oakland-PD-s-Harleys...

[x220]

See, now we're talking about something more specific and useful. Those are pretty interesting.