Let's just say that my peer group in High School were not the achievers. Let's also say that appearing on Cops was definitely a badge of honor. Let's also say that Albuquerque was fucked up enough that it wasn't a particularly rare one. Looking at it dispassionately, I think it's fair and accurate to acknowledge that the incompetence and cruelty of the Albuquerque PD was such that no matter how competent they appeared on Cops, everyone had a story about this officer or that one. More than that, the ones who were on the show got to explain the backstory and dispute the edit. It's kinda like "we know they're all fucked, here's an example of how fucked shit is right here on channel 6." I know... five? sound mixers who have done time on Cops. You get about two sentences into the conversation and they bring up the brutality. That's pretty much what stands out to the people who have worked on it. That it's basically Skullcrackers Inc.