08-04-2016, 11:10 PM
(08-04-2016, 11:18 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Do they happen, yes. They don't happen very often and they happen at a rate that gets continuously lower with experience. Do they cause me to doubt, no, because in every instance there was an alternative explanation for the person's behavior that was completely unknowable at the time of interaction. In those instances the worst that happens is that someone is temporarily inconvenienced and then let free with a sincere apology. I've said before I've gone out of my way to assist people who were being done dirty. The concept of justice is very important to me and if justice involves helping the defense than I am happy to do it.
Actually the worst case scenario is that an innocent person gets arrested and either has to sit in jail or pay a bondsman to get out.
If you claim you have never arrested an innocent person then you are just flat out lying. every honest cop that I have ever met will admit that they sometimes arrest an innocent person. I understand why it happens because it does not require evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt" to arrest a person. All it takes is "probable cause". And any HONEST law officer will admit that innocent people get arrested because "probable cause" is not the same as "being guilty". But it would be an impossible standard to ask police to have evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt" before making an arrest.
In fact this is a very good test for anyone who wants to separate the lying police officers from the ones that tell the truth. Any officer who claims he has always been able to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt before even making an arrest is lying.
