Colorado Cop Who Left Handcuffed Woman on Train Tracks Says It was an Accident
Colorado Cop Who Left Handcuffed Woman on Train Tracks Says It was an Accident
The officer claims she didn't realize a whole train was coming when she left a woman handcuffed in a parked police car.
I can't conceive of being a police officer, "accidentally" parking someone on a train track, by some miracle not getting them killed, and then thinking to myself that I should continue to be a police officer.
I can't help but think of Adachi in Persona 4 going "I only became a cop so I could carry a gun. You'd be surprised how many police officers are the same way."
Except you don't need to be a cop to carry a gun in the US...
Easier to get away with illegal activities though
He's gotta get paid.
In the USA your identity, finances, and insurance are tied to your job.
He's likely got financial obligations and is stuck in that job. Police are paid pretty well. They have to be to convince any same person to take that shit job.
If you offered all cops a job with the same wage and benefits I bet over half would take it.
I doubt over half would take it. Some like the idea of helping communities whereas the motivation of others is simply being in a position of power. It's not hard to think which way the abusive ones would lean.
I probably wouldn't like to be policed by the half that stick around.