01-25-2018, 01:23 PM
(01-25-2018, 01:21 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: So here is where I think we are diverging in our scenarios. If an officer exercises discretion in handing out a citation based on contextual circumstances, more often than not it is initiated by the officer. In my scenario, the scenario at the DMV, or someone pulling out a card from the NYPD, this is someone asking for preferential treatment. I may be a bureaucrat, but I know that black and white policies/rules don't cover every situation and there has to be flexibility, which leads to discretion. However, when someone seeks preferential treatment because of their position or because of who they know, they are acting unethically and so too is the one acquiescing.
I hope my argument makes sense.
Yes, the distinction is quite clear and, yes, it make sense.
