For starters, I think the minority percentage of shit cops is much higher than has been ever portrayed in the media, so the disparity between the two sets is far less. Bad cops are far more prevalent than just ‘a few’ as you put it. It would be even worse if it were just ‘a few’ as these shit stains could get more easily removed from the force, but that’s just not the case. Corruption (I am using corruption here as a catch all tool for all the bullshit cops do) exists at all levels of the police forces, examples are everywhere.
Corruption in the police is not a new phenomenon; google ‘Rampart’ or the story behind the book ‘LA Confidential,’ google ‘n****r box Chicago police.’ This has been going on for decades, it’s only coming to the forefront due to body cams & the proliferation of personal cameras everywhere. What we are seeing on the regular is not just one offs.
It’s almost humorous that you think the new officers aren’t aware of the systemic corruption in police; I posit that’s why many of the new recruits go into the police force to begin with, to satisfy their ammosexual desires. Do you actually think new recruits are just bowled over once they find out how corrupt the police force actually is, that it’s just a shock to their system? The thin blue line held by the cops of all tenures keeps the corruption ongoing, silence makes them complicit. Serpicos don’t exist that often due to that line & the pressure that is exerted on them & the danger whistleblowing can bring. Your Pollyanna view of the cops just doesn’t exist. It’s not just the lone bad apple that is unfairly tarnishing the unsullied police badge. Google the massive amount of white supremacy in the police force nationwide, I knew it was big but I was shocked at how pervasive it actually is.
I never said anything about disbanding, no clue where you got that. You just made it up to try to buttress your argument. The police don’t need armored personal carriers, antipersonnel mines, or many of the weapons of war they have, they also don’t need multimillion dollar budgets. There needs to obviously be some defunding of the police so resources can get routed into the areas that need them. Better interviewing processes would help weed out undesirable recruits, less powerful police unions would allow for those cops who are guilty of corruption to be held accountable, etc., etc. It’s common sense.