Simply put, anyone who doesn’t want to be like that, won’t become a cop.
And even if they manage to, they can either comply and become the part, or leave.
I actually don’t like the saying, mainly because it hurts.
But at the same time, most people seem to be fine with how cops usually work, so much so that bribing is considered a socially acceptable response (although noone would admit, but not admitting what one just did, is also considered a socially acceptable act).
Simply put, anyone who doesn’t want to be like that, won’t become a cop.
And even if they manage to, they can either comply and become the part, or leave.
Truth, the selection bias for cops is not great. I like the saying ‘All the good cops quit’
I actually don’t like the saying, mainly because it hurts.
But at the same time, most people seem to be fine with how cops usually work, so much so that bribing is considered a socially acceptable response (although noone would admit, but not admitting what one just did, is also considered a socially acceptable act).