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Originally Posted by bob47
This is one of the most rational postings I've ever read.
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Obviously you have no idea what happens in the case of a police-related "incident". Police departments are answerable to local governments, i.e., politicos. They do not "protect" an officer involved. On the contrary, the officer, guilty or innocent, is stripped of his duties, badge, gun, etc., and placed on leave until the matter is resolved. This could take months or years. His/her life and career - and that of his family, including his children - is suspended until it is over. Then, the press and all the sidewalk judges and juries, have a field day. Often his family is harassed, maybe their lives are put in jeopardy because of press exposure. If, in the end, the officer is found innocent, it doesn't matter because he has effectively been publicly convicted and his life has been ruined forever. All to protect people who sit back, secure and safe, then condemn them. I wouldn't take the job.