Here's something I read somewhere, and I think it's true.

When it comes to human goodness, most of us are on a bell curve, but law officers are bimodal.

It means that for non-cops, a few people are very bad, a few people are very good, and most of us are about average. But among law officers, there will be a lot who are very bad and a lot who are very good, and fewer people who are just average.

Why? Probably because people who are just average don't accept the danger and stress of a cop's job.
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Uncle DaveO, thanks for your observations, which are based on experience. I believe that what you see and what happened in this terrible case both gibe with the 'bimodal theory.'

What's shocking about this case is how many people were in on it.
McCue, 2 fellow DEA officers, KSKS personnel. An editorial yesterday said that poor Browning, seriously injured, was in jail for two days. There was no charge against him, and no record was made of any of the events. Sick sick sick!