I agree and I think we also need to recognize that there are also many LEOs who will close ranks and protect "one of their own" who does bad things. Those who knowingly protect evil doers from justice are not good men, no more than a getaway driver is innocent because he didn't go inside the bank with a gun.The Annoyed Man wrote:I agree with Lynyrd, in that we need to be careful to not paint all LEO with the same brush. The problem the LEO community has is an old one.....the horrible actions of a few bad apples bringing shame and dishonor on the heads and shoulders of good decent cops, making their jobs that much harder. I think we need to remember that there are LOTS of LEO who read these stories, and agree with us that not only is justice not served, but that evil is encouraged whenever a cop gets away with murdering a citizen without any consequences to their own liberty.
Before somebody accuses me of "cop bashing" (a phrase that's as meaningless as "racist" in political discourse) let me add that I feel the same way about doctors who protect "one of their own" who kills a patient through gross negligence, politicians who have more loyalty to their ostensible opposition than to the citizens who elected them, etc.