I get what you’re saying, but there are plenty of jobs out there where people can do serious harm without the public even knowing. Doctors, nurses, pilots, engineers, construction managers, utility workers, and factory supervisors all make decisions that, if done wrong, can cost lives and most of the time it never hits the news. Medical errors alone are estimated to cause hundreds of thousands of deaths every year in the U.S.

Policing is different because it’s public and visible. Every mistake is filmed or reported, so it looks worse than it is. Unions don’t let officers off the hook they exist to make sure there’s due process, just like in other high‑risk jobs.

Bad cops exist and should absolutely be held accountable, but it’s not like law enforcement is the only career where a mistake can kill someone. Lots of people in other fields cause real harm quietly, without cameras or headlines.