The secondary problem is pretty much every cop will come out in defense or stay silent.
Because they get fucked if they speak up. You're seen as a traitor if you don't protect 'your own'. It's cowardice.
But at the same time it's always been like that. The purpose of the police was never to protect the people but to enforce order and the laws by (the threat of) violence. Just look back at history. The police was regularly used to violently break up strikes or protests or even the opposition. They're the enforcers of the government. Not the protector of the people.
The one who can and has acted as the protector of the people in many countries throughout history is usually the military. The military overthrows the government. The police protects the government.
Because they get fucked if they speak up. You're seen as a traitor if you don't protect 'your own'. It's cowardice.
But at the same time it's always been like that. The purpose of the police was never to protect the people but to enforce order and the laws by (the threat of) violence. Just look back at history. The police was regularly used to violently break up strikes or protests or even the opposition. They're the enforcers of the government. Not the protector of the people.
The one who can and has acted as the protector of the people in many countries throughout history is usually the military. The military overthrows the government. The police protects the government.