First, America needs to get over the idea that all cops are automatically "heroes". Second, the more egregious offenders need to be convicted and sentenced to hard time in a general population prison. Third, the less egregious need to be fired, but never rehired by just moving on down the road. Police Unions need to be curbed of their authority to defend bad cops. If, as the police claim, there are only a few bad cops, the good cops should encourage the removal and/or incarceration of these "few" bad apples. Currently, municipalities are held hostage by the Police; paying huge sums of taxpayer money when they (always) lose in Civil Court and having their "hero" police force threaten to cease enforcing any laws if they're punished.