Re: Cops Usually police officers, deputies, highway patrol officers, and so forth, are a reflection of their leadership and the mentality of the department they serve under. The law enforcement where I live is terrific. But I lived in San Diego County in the early 80's and they were so bad pretty much the entire leadership, and much of the force was eventually terminated. This after HUGE lawsuit losses that hurt the county badly. Killing an innocent man, and then trying to cover it up, was the straw that ended it.
Most of law enforcement are terrific people doing a terribly difficult job. But I have found - when I read stories like this - that the problem is department wide. The good departments tend to get rid of cops like this, if they even hire them in the first place. . |