MarkinDC24 t1_j17arhy wrote on December 22, 2022 at 4:41 AM

Reply to comment by overnighttoast in Insights on working for the MPD by LEthrowaway3401

Nothing like seeing the “inside” of an organization to really understand its issues. At least, your friend left and is trying to make it better from the outside. Care sharing what you mean by “fall into bad habits.” Institutionally, I am trying to understand phenomena in police forces (e.g., burnout, taking bribes, unethical behavior).

overnighttoast t1_j17bnjq wrote on December 22, 2022 at 4:49 AM

I thought my friend had done an interview after leaving but I couldn't find it. But I was actually thinking less of the actual unethical behavior and more about something I think I remembered him talking about which was just the burn out you get from trying to do good in a system that's so stuck in the mindset they're in. Falling into bad habits as in falling into complacency. If I'm remembering correctly he saw many other offers who started out similar to him and end up just feeling like it wasn't worth it anymore and would let the more traditional bad apples act out, and if the department was doing things they disagreed with they didn't have the energy or motivation to push back anymore. And unfortunately the offices that fall into that are a part of the problem too.

But yes my friend is much more hopeful and motivated in their new position now. It's just unfortunate that it's so hard for good cops to make a difference.