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He became a cop.
Positions of power attract the corrupted
The worst part is that it's not just that it's a position of power, it's that there's also very little else about it that's desirable. Your entire job is to show up places and tell people to stop doing things they want or feel that they need to be doing, and often that they're willing to physically attack you for interfering with. The pay is also pretty mediocre overall. So if you want overall pleasant interpersonal interactions or a decent wage, you'd have to go elsewhere. If all you want is power over other human beings, that job will be a great fit for you.
In my area, cops get paid more than doctors a lot of the time. It's supposed to mitigate bribery but it ends up attracting greedy, power hungry people more than not.