Meanwhile, in my experience, if you get a reputation for having a moral compass that that doesn't acknowledge "protect bad officers" as priority #1, it's hard to even get an interview--this (in my case) with a 4 year degree in Criminal Justice.

Those of you who remember the California rampart scandal the TV show "The Shield" was loosely based off of? Most of those officers were re hired a few miles down the road.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/us-journal/how-violent-cops-stay-in-law-enforcement