Well, I see 4 kinds of cops: 1) Was bullied in school / needs to bully 'legit' as a cop as 'payback' 2) Was a bully in school / needs to keep bullying 3) Became a cop to protect the weak - and keep people overdoing it when they try to defend themselves. 4) Believes the law is the law and someone needs to uphold it and that's them. Cop 1+2 are Bad Cop Cop 3 is Good Cop Cop 4 is Good Cop or Bad Cop, depending whether the laws they are upholding are fair.