Here's a good article which explains differentiations on accountability between the Military & Cops
Why the US Military Usually Punishes Misconduct but Police Often Close Ranks
No blue wall of silence: A military lawyer explains why the US armed forces take accountability and justice seriously.
The Conversation
Dwight Stirling
Many U.S. military members publicly disavowed President Trumps decision to pardon Edward Gallagher, the former SEAL commando convicted of killing a teenage detainee in Iraq in 2017.
Gallaghers alleged war crimes were nearly universally condemned up the chain of command, from enlisted men to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer. Indeed, it was Gallaghers SEAL colleagues who reported the former commandos actions.
This insistence on holding fellow service members accountable for bad behavior sharply differentiates the military from the police.
When police are revealed to have killed an unarmed suspect or used excessive force during arrest, police generally defend those actions. Cops who report wrongdoing are routinely ostracized as rats and denied promotions, according to a 1998 Human Rights Watch study. Researchers identify this so-called blue wall of silence the refusal to snitch on other officers as a defining feature of U.S. cop culture today.
Yet both soldiers and police officers put their lives on the line for their team every day. So what explains these two armed forces divergent attitudes toward bad behavior?
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