Adding more cops will just spawn more corruption

On the surface, it may look nice that an additional 3,000 police officers will be added to the Philippine National Police. But what does it mean really when the system is corrupt? Adding more people to a corrupt system will just spawn more corruption.

Those already corrupt police in the PNP will just pass on their bad habits to the new guys coming in. I mean, the PNP chief who is strongly linked to graft and corruption is not necessarily setting the best example. Which underscores the fact that adding more cops to the force seems like a good thing but actually may be a bad thing.

—LES CARPIO,

lesliecarpio77@yahoo.com