The recent body-cam revelations of Memphis Cops fatally beating a skinny, young Tyre Nichols has touched collective nerves across the nation. How could this ‘inexplicable’ mauling have occurred? Simply inexplicable? Nope! Cops own power; in two words I’ll explain. “Power corrupts.” Big-City cops operate within power havens, islands amidst concrete jungles. They deal with danger, ordinary people, and lowlifes. Sooner or later, power engulfs them. Rogue street-cops generally see people as the‘other,’a lesser species. Rookie cops absorb this power culture, join the club.
