The only time an individual cop will be held accountable for criminal activity or dereliction of duty will be when it suits the purposes of his/her politician puppeteers to do so. As long as they toe the line and act as a buffer between the corrupt office holders and the public, they can get away with a lot of trampling on individual rights and personal malfeasance. The higher up the chain of police command they go, the closer their lips conform to the ass crack of the next guy on the totem pole. Police chiefs, "public safety commissioners" and other top brass might as well have their lips stuck to the politicos' asses with super glue!
Jerry

Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!