I would point out all this "thin blue line" stuff is propaganda. Its the "us versus them" & "brotherhood of the badge" crap that's makes me distrust LE. The first half of this seems to suggest that LEOs will stick together & screw the rest of us.

The article is more propaganda IMHO since it seems to suggest outright criminals are held in check by the existance of police. I been two jail its boring buts its "3 hots & a cot" most criminals are repeat offenders & are only more worried about getting an ass kicking then the revolving door prison system.

It seems if a LEO is talking about the "thin blue line" in Us Vs Them terms then we should worried about LEOs being a bigger threat then gangs (& possibly less predictable as they'd have no clear view or vision as a whole group). Also it points to that tribalist break down were "office" has replaced "race" & nationality.