Which term describes officers who occasionally engage in illegal activities, such as accepting small favors or gifts to ignore violations?

• A. Meat Eaters
• B. Grass Eaters
• C. Rogues
• D. White Knight

Answer: (B)

Grass eaters describe officers who tolerate corruption by accepting small favors or gifts in exchange for looking the other way. This term captures the idea of a passive, opportunistic form of corruption: not actively soliciting bribes, but slipping into illegal behavior when the opportunity arises and minor rewards are offered. The scenario fits this pattern because it involves occasional illegal activity tied to small favors intended to ignore violations, rather than an officer who actively seeks out corruption.

Other terms describe different patterns: meat eaters actively pursue bribes and kickbacks, rogues operate outside the law themselves, and white knight typically refers to someone who believes they’re doing the right thing for others, not someone who tolerates or solicits petty corruption.