For those still using the terms “good cops” and “bad cops,” please follow the thread.
Let’s say you’re a doctor, and a really good doctor. You save lives. But you know a few doctors in your hospital that aren’t so good. Their patients continuously get infected. They are quick
Let’s say you’re a doctor, and a really good doctor. You save lives. But you know a few doctors in your hospital that aren’t so good. Their patients continuously get infected. They are quick
to anger. They seem to spend more time and effort on some patients rather than others with the same conditions. You would inform hospital admin or the med board of their behavior, right? If you didn’t, you may be a good doctor to all your patients—but you are a bad doctor because
you are knowingly putting other people at risk. Same goes for “good cops.” Let’s say you’re a really good cop. You save lives. You have empathy for every citizen you interact with and treat everyone with respect. But you know other cops who aren’t so good.
They are quick to anger. They take things too far. Who you’ve seen be violent or heard stories about them being violent. They don’t really seem to have the temperament for the job. They have expressed feelings about certain races.
You would inform the administration or Internal Affairs or the DA of their behavior, right? If you didn’t, you may be a good cop to all the citizens you interact with—but you are a bad cop because you are knowingly putting other citizens at risk.
You have chosen a profession where there is no margin for error. It is not a matter of how “good” YOU act. That is just half of it. The other half is making sure EVERYONE in your department acts “good.” Then you can call yourself a good cop.
I used to use the terms “good cops” and “bad cops.” That stops now. And because I have to interact with cops on almost a daily basis, this might make my job a lot harder. But things need to change. They need to change RIGHT NOW. #blacklivesmatter #EndPoliceBrutality 
