Being from Maryland and living in Baltimore City. Baltimore has a long history of corruption in the police force going way back to the 50s and 60s. Just like anybody police are human and there are such things as bad cops. Just because someones profession is a police officer doesn't excuse them of criminality. This world is full of evil-doers regardless of profession. Sad to say it but this happens more than you think. The real problem is there is no way really to weed out good/bad cops before it is too late and too much damage has been done.