Yes, yes, and it is equally wrong to tar every member of the Hells Angels as a bad apple.
The problem is police corruption abounds, police intimidation exists and the blue wall of silence stands.
Police will need to take a more proactive role in changing police culture before their image is restored. I have known some amazing officers, i have also known some awful ones. While I do not agree with sweeping generalizations about police, I understand the rationale behind them.
Police officers are not just individuals. They are a part of an organization entrusted with authority. When individual officers fail that trust, it is no different than individual priests failing the trust of church community. When police hierarchy and unions try to cover up poor police behavior and training it is no different than the church covering up for wayward priests. Now not every officer is bad just as not every priest is bad, but let us not pretend that the bad apples are not a problem for the entire organization.