Police agencies, like the military, have and  need higher standards than the civilian world. 

Failure to enforce those standards by the leadership sets new and always lower standards down the chain of command.   

Without those standards, you wind up with armed thugs instead of societal protectors. Chicago,  New Orleans, Baltimore, Portland, Oregon.  It's always more obvious in the larger cities, but the principle exists all the way down to one-officer towns.

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