Benn Benn:
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Police should face the same criminal charges anyone else would..............LOL...........That is so funny to read.DONT say that to loud when you are having a beer at the HEROs club
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Well while I have not read all the related posts in the many threads devoted to it in the ones I have read I have not seen the only actually declared officer on here say he doesn't think the same so why would the majority of cops think that way?
I know a cop (retired now) whose partner killed a guy in a drug deal (he was the dealer I think) while off duty. This cop had no problem cooperating in any way he could to see the guy put away, which he was, nor did he feel he should get off lighter on the charges.
I'll further show my cheerleading hand here and say that I am 3/4 through the process to get on with a municipal service and if they asked me how i felt about the issue I would say just what I did in your quote. If they screws me then its likely for the better because I don't want to work for a police service who thinks its officers are above the law.
I'm sorry if you've had a bad experience with more than one cop in your life but it does not reflect them as a whole or the thinking of the whole. There are a lot of countries who would die to have officers like ours working for them.
Always good to have thoughtful cops on duty. Good luck.
The issue isn't about cops not being charged with major crimes. The issue there is that I often see a light sentence because the cop was of "previously good character" and because he'll have a tough time in jail, and losing his career is considered punishment enough. I don't think that's right.
The other issue is the circle the wagons mentality when a cop does something wrong on the job. Especially from management, which will spin spin the situation. Everything changed what the RCMP were saying about Dziekanski when the video came out - if it hand't, if they'd managed to hang on to it, the spin would have continued. The four officers involved were allowed to get together and collaborate on their stories. It's not as if this is an unusual case - so often contradictory evidence to the police version comes out later. Makes one wonder how many cases there are where the truth never comes out. Being a cop is a tough job, with having to make split second decisions and having those be evaluated afterward. But that's what it is, and cops should not be trying to bullshit the public if one of theirs has fucked up. Step up and deal with it.