I think the single biggest problem with police is the thin blue line mentality and the need to stand up for each other no matter what they are doing. That frayed a bit in this case, and other than the video was the biggest reason this case went differently. But still across the country, many cops feel it necessary to take Chauvin's side.
Police need to accept that there are bad apples within their ranks, and call them out or stop them when they are doing things that are unacceptable, and that instinct to always cover for each other needs to stop. That attitude has enabled so many of these terrible incidents, and has destroyed the trust in police for so many people.
I don't know how you remove that attitude, but nothing will be fixed until that is fixed.
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