It certainly would be less expensive for the affected communities to weed out corrupt cops than to cover for them. That's why it's not often done. When corrupt cops prey on innocent civilians, money is made - that's what costs the communities money, somebody elses profit.

When cops are tools of profiteering criminal racketeers, it costs honest people money. That's why I'll be amazed if HPD does much about it. Stealing from honest people is what crooks do, and anyone that thinks crooks haven't been using LEAs to steal from honest people really hasn't thought about how to steal from honest people very hard.

Thanks!