Don't know where I came up with the term"entitled behavior within a cast system" but I kind of like it more already. And no, not a sociologist at all. (Thanks! I think?) Just a self taught student of the school of hard knocks.

Interesting.....(Commented at the linked page )... I heard a rumor that a big part of the corruption within NOPD went all the way to the top "Big Time". For example, the Cops that "walked away, abandoned their duties, and never came back during the Katrina emergency never actually existed. They were simply fabrications to get subsidies and payments in a giant fraud scheme. (What real person doesn't come back for Back Pay, pension, medical benefits or even to clean out a locker, or have a car in the parking lot?) Corruption (immoral behavior) is/was the culture in this case as is the New Mexico news story. Both are appear to be entitled behavior within a cast system, in a manner of thinking that is. In my opinion, and I dare say, the view of the populace was not as individuals with equal rights, but as subjects.....
just my $0.02