On Sun, 30 Apr 2017 14:50:13 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

It is a myth that "rarely does a cop get fired." Dismisal, or a
compelled resignation is something which is far more frequent than
folks like you have knowledge of.

It really depends on the department. For example, the Las Vegas police
have near zero tolerance for misbehavior. Lots of cops get fired here.
That's not necessarily the case in neighboring Henderson, though.
There are certainly many departments where they always circle the
wagons. In time, they'll all become a lot stricter. Federal oversight
and lawsuits tend to get their attention.