if you believe the thin blue line is protecting and serving, once again i offer evidence to the contrary, and in this one there's a video you might enjoy;

Paterson, NJ — Frequent readers of the Free Thought Project already know that much of a police officer’s job consists of stopping people for victimless crimes and extorting or kidnapping them for it. From window tint and seat belt violations to jaywalking, police officers across the country have shown that they will detain, extort, beat and kill people over these “crimes” that have no victims. The entire process is not only approved by the government, but it is necessary for the survival and growth of departments and cities across the country. As the following case illustrates, however, when police officers fail to get their superior’s approval before robbing people during traffic stops, they will be prosecuted.

Paterson police officer Daniel Pent was charged in an FBI probe of his department after he was caught stealing cash and property from innocent people. Pent would make up fake reasons to stop people and then illegally search their vehicles or person, and rob them.

This week, the thug cop admitted to his crimes and pleaded guilty to being part of a conspiracy in which several officers illegally stopped residents, both in their vehicles and on the street, and stole money and other items from them. He also regularly “used unreasonable and excessive force,” authorities said, according to NJ.com. 

On Tuesday, Pent pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to violate individuals’ civil rights, using unreasonable and excessive force in violation of individuals’ civil rights and filing a false police report. After his plea, his attorney referred to him as a hero before blaming his crimes on the culture of the department.

“It’s sad. He was a good cop, a hero cop,” said attorney Michael Calabro. “He fell harder than most because he was a good cop.”

Calabro said his client tried to distance himself from the other thug cops in the conspiracy, but that the “unfortunate” culture within the department was too strong to resist, noting that  “your past catches up sometimes.”

Well Mr. Calabro, we disagree. “Good cops” don’t pull innocent people over to beat and rob them and then lie about it. “Good cops” don’t conspire with other thug cops to run a robbery ring out of their own departments. And “good cops” don’t use excessive force............https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-pleads-guilty-robbing-people/