I can't believe they did it !

[ovrszd]

Let's abolish LEOs. We'll just sort it out amongst ourselves....

 

[Industrial Toys]

The most violent segments of our population does just that already with good results.

 

[kenmac]

Let's abolish LEOs. We'll just sort it out amongst ourselves....

sounds good to me.

 

[atsah]

They can keep them in the cities.. The medics and fire departments take care of everything around here anyway.. They have deleted about 8 town police departments that I know of in the last 14 years I have been here with no ill effects..

 

[two_bit_score]

Part of the reason is because if the cop is found to have lied in court he loses his job and the ability to work in law enforcement. There are higher standards and more repercussions that come with being a sworn officer.

Actually,no. Most all departments have what is called a Brady List. A cop who's testimony has been deemed unreliable and who the prosecutor will not accept as a witness in court gets put on that list and it's disclosed to criminal defense attorneys upon request so they can prepare for a case. The officers are often protected by civil service laws and a misrepresentation in court (perjury in other words) may not always be enough to get them fired.

They can wind up in a dead end job where their testimony will not be needed in any prosecutions.



TBS

 

[two_bit_score]

They have a thankless job because that's what they decided to do to make a living.. If they don't want the thankless job they should be doing something else.. It takes a special person to do that job right and there isn't many of them from what I have seen..

There are probably more good ones than you think or would care to admit. Yeah, they decided to do it for a living and some did it for the wrong living. 99% are good decent people about 95% of the time. Which is much better than the average of society as a whole. JMHO, of course.

 

[ovrszd]

There are probably more good ones than you think or would care to admit. Yeah, they decided to do it for a living and some did it for the wrong living. 99% are good decent people about 95% of the time. Which is much better than the average of society as a whole. JMHO, of course.

I concur.

And for those that agree that we should abolish them. Lambs in the woods.

 

[two_bit_score]

I concur.

And for those that agree that we should abolish them. Lambs in the woods.

It really is a very thin Blue line.

 

[atsah]

There are probably more good ones than you think or would care to admit. Yeah, they decided to do it for a living and some did it for the wrong living. 99% are good decent people about 95% of the time. Which is much better than the average of society as a whole. JMHO, of course.

I agree there is probably a better percentage of good ones than bad ones but I think you're good percentages are on the high side.. JMHO..

 

[two_bit_score]

I agree there is probably a better percentage of good ones than bad ones but I think you're good percentages are on the high side.. JMHO..

Everyones mileage will vary.


A guy who grew up in Houston's Fifth Ward and became a thug will certainly vary substantially from mine. I did grow up on the banks of the Houston Ship Channel in some rough areas but I didn't become a thug. Big difference.