That is not very difficult, from what I've seen. People go into policing basically for the same reasons. They want to do the right thing. They want to help people and they go in with this view.
The burden the RCMP has is that they are regarded as an icon and they must preserve that. They're told that from the very beginning: you must never sully the reputation of the RCMP. They get into this culture, and some of them, a lot of them, end up thinking we have to preserve it at all costs, and if we have to cover up some of these things.... I saw lots of cover-ups in my years there because they didn't want to sully the name of the RCMP. It's the culture and it draws people in. The uniform, the horse, that whole iconic look of the RCMP--it's difficult to fight. If you're in there and you want to continue your career.... Some of them get up to the top, and by then they've bought in, but they don't start out that way. I've met so many in the rank and file, and they all have the right reasons for going there.
