Good Guy Cop, Bad Guy Cop

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Good Guy Cop analyzes metadata about crime locations and times to devise a new beat which puts police officers in the neighborhoods they are needed most to improve response times and potentially dissuade criminal activities.

Bad Guy Cop mines metadata from telephone records for information about the habits and associates of people he doesn't like to stalk and harass them.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Good Guy Cop requests No-Knock warrants for violent suspects who are known to possess weapons.

Bad Guy Cop requests No-Knock warrants for non-violent hackers.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Good Guy Cop pulls over vehicles that are driving erratically.

Bad Guy Cop pulls over vehicles that are operated by black people.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Good Guy Cop uses appropriate force to restrain a suspect who resists arrest.

Bad Guy Cop shoots to kill.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Wow, I both love this AND am creeped out by it.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

I totally want to do a whole series of these Goofus and Gallant style.

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Good Guy Cop forges relationships in his community while respecting boundaries, leading to more timely reporting of suspicious and criminal activity and more cooperative witnesses.

Bad Guy Cop knows they're all out to get him.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Good Guy cop pulls you over because you "look like an illegal".

Bad Guy cop pulls you over and beats the fuck out of you because you "look like an illegal".

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Good Guy Cop comes over to talk to you because he thinks your teenage children may be involved in smoking marijuana.

Bad Guy Cop comes over to talk to you because he suspects you have family members who are involved in the drug trade.

[Reginald Ret]

Bad Guy Cop takes one of your friends and takes him with you while out of uniform and without identifying himself as a policeofficer.

Good Guy Cop responds when you call the police about this kidnapping, makes you lie on the ground, handcuffs you and releases the attack dog on you. (in that order.)

This happened to my brother and his friends. (one friend got arrested, my brother called the cops and another friend is still missing a bitesized chunk out of his leg.)

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

I feel like you guys have way lower standards for "Good Guy Cop."

[Junkenstein]

Good guy cop and Bad guy cop are the same person. Feeling lucky, punk?

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

Good guy cop and Bad guy cop are the same person. Feeling lucky, punk?

I'll go play this game somewhere else, then.

[Junkenstein]

Good guy cop and Bad guy cop are the same person. Feeling lucky, punk?

I'll go play this game somewhere else, then.

That wasn't meant snarklily, I was just thinking that the vast majority of cop interactions are based from their perceptions as you. Good guy cop is a good guy cop to you. If you're lucky. Is he as much of a good guy to Mr Madeup Ethnicname? Depends how lucky you are.

Sometimes good guy cop wakes up in a bad mood and feels like being bad guy cop for the day. Just because he can and he can get away with it.

[hooplala]

Good guy cop and Bad guy cop are the same person. Feeling lucky, punk?

I'll go play this game somewhere else, then.

That wasn't meant snarklily, I was just thinking that the vast majority of cop interactions are based from their perceptions as you. Good guy cop is a good guy cop to you. If you're lucky. Is he as much of a good guy to Mr Madeup Ethnicname? Depends how lucky you are.

Sometimes good guy cop wakes up in a bad mood and feels like being bad guy cop for the day. Just because he can and he can get away with it.

I was under the impression Gojira was contrasting what an ethical police officer should be acting, with how they sadly too often end up acting.  I may be wrong.