Good ethics must be in evidence whenever and where ever duty calls, every minute of every day. Compromise, personal feelings, animosities, and prejudices have no place in professional police service. Free handouts, cut-rate prices, gratuities, and preferential treatment are luxuries an officer cannot accept if he is to keep his professional dignity. These seemingly insignificant matters destroy an officer's objectivity and affect his official actions. All officers must strive to erase the ugly public image of the policeman without character.
Absolute integrity is the only answer.