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> a large percentage of people who become police, and an even larger portion of people who remain police are those who enjoy wielding power over others.

What's your source for this?

It seems to be contradicted by e.g. - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/1097-4679(19... - "The most striking finding was a clear personality profile characterized by a strong pattern of self‐discipline or Control, Tough Poise, and low Anxiety"

>>JoeSmi+(OP)
There is a great deal of evidence that police officers are much more violent than the general population, including the oft-referred-to "Police Family Violence Fact Sheet". http://womenandpolicing.com/violenceFS.asp