Systecemia

*Deep breath

Regarding those making the analogy:

Good Cops : Protesters :: Bad Cops : Rioters 

They're right. BUT...

Please remember that one of those entities is an institution, a public agency funded by taxpayers - that is to be held to a high standard, and has pervasive, systemic problems.

The other - has NO standard, is not an institution which can be systematized, and isn't funded by the government and its citizenry. It's not as if we can hold the American Association of Rioters and Protesters accountable for people's actions in times of crisis and social upheaval. Apologies to the AARP...

One is symptomatic of the other, right or wrong. We automatically address the latter by virtue of addressing the former.

Police are human too; subject to the same diaspora of human conditions. Some are good, some are bad. Some are brilliant, some are idiots. Some are calm under pressure, some are overly emotional.  The difference is that they MUST be held to a higher standard in the interest of public safety and service.

Massachusetts is a great example and case study. For DECADES, Boston Law Enforcement was rife with corruption and racist policies. It came to a breaking point and the system was analyzed, addressed, and adjusted to a NEW ethical standard. While not perfect, this new system of "community policing" has shown vast improvement in the perception and sustainability of law enforcement in Boston proper. Many local and municipal agencies followed-suit and adopted similar practices.

Stoughton, MA Police Dept.

As an even more local example: My hometown of Stoughton was similarly plagued with corruption and questionable policy. It took an overhaul of leadership and an honest assessment of policy by outside sources to fix what was broken. What we see now is a VASTLY improved system, with an allotment of amazing officers that are held to that high standard to which I was referring earlier.

What does this show?

That it can be done. It must be done. Follow Boston's lead; follow Stoughton's lead. Improve on their ideas.

In process improvement, we look to calculate an abstract known as CoPQ. CoPQ stands for Cost of Poor Quality.

What is the CoPQ for systemic corruption in Law Enforcement? 

Human lives and livelihood; and that is too high a cost.

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