Police Officers Overwhelmingly Wrong

After reading Reilly’s article, “Police Officers Overwhelmingly Agree That Bad Cops Aren’t Held Accountable,” I found it interesting that police officers and protesters share a common belief. Essentially, they both “overwhelmingly agree on the issue that bad cops,” or police officers that engage in misconduct are not liable for their actions (Reilly, 2017). Instead, most of them have the charges dismissed or are given “a slap on the wrist,” like paid suspension for a few weeks or a similar mild punishment. For example, in a Pew Research Center national survey conducted by the National Police Research Platform, “about half (53%) [of police officers] question whether their department’s disciplinary procedures are fair, and seven-in-ten (72%)