above reproach

Well, some things are above reproach.

“In fact, following our efforts, our state-of-the-art compliance program has been repeatedly acknowledged as impressive and above reproach by outside parties.”

But with American trust in police plummeting, buttressed by cellphone and bodycam videos that can expose untruths, a profession once broadly considered above reproach has seen its reputation suffer.

The reported sexual assaults are being investigated by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation “to remove any perception of bias, and to be above reproach,” the sheriff’s office said.

With the recent Thomas and Samuel Alito ethics scandals, the American public has now endured three decades of repeated stains on members of an institution that must be above reproach.