Thin blue line

[supergee]

There are cops who are known to be excessive and violent, sometimes costing the city millions in brutality lawsuits, but the police culture protects them. Not all of them are the mayor’s brother.

Thanx to conuly

Comments

[ckd]

Addressed in the article; see the first two sentences of the following paragraph.

"""
It sounds harsh to call cops who fail to report bad colleagues “cowards.” A degree of loyalty is inevitable among people who risk their lives with one another. They understandably fear being turned on by the most violent and unethical among their peers, retaliation from management, and the prospect of losing their livelihood. But cowardice is defined as “fear that makes you unable to do what is right or expected.”

The word fits.
"""

[weofodthignen]

Turned on by bad cops =/= not backed up by any fellow cops when in a jam.

Most of us are cowards, and I'm no friend of the cops. But this is lazy, smarmy journalism.