09-27-2016, 11:29 PM
(09-27-2016, 01:58 AM)hollodero Wrote: But isn't one of the major points that there often aren't harsh penalties? Isn't that what creates huge parts of all the mistrust and attacks. That these individual policemen have a good chance to get covered and defended.
The single event, the tragic exception - I kind of tend to agree - might better be handled as such. There's just a feel of a more systematic problem. Even from the distance, that is.
Yes, it is an issue. It's brought up pretty frequently around here and there is merit to it. But not to the degree some would have you believe.
I think in most cases, fellow officers want to believe their brethren was doing what was right, and they understand the perils of the job combined with the ease in making a bad, split-second decision, so they might be willing to "fudge" things a bit. I don't think it's any kind of systemic problem as much as it's a bad decision with a..."good" (lack of a better word) intent.
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