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Crumpy-Gunt · 10-06-2016, 10:35 AM

I've always been annoyed by the bad apples analogy. I think its a systematic problem. Most officers are not bad people. The problem for me is they can do something illegal and get away with it because of their job or connections. It isnt just cops but a lot of jobs allow a long leash for people and kind of assume the person will be virtuous and honest. There is this unwritten rule of cops covering each others asses no matter what. I dont think anything happens about this if there is no dash cam. No cop comes forward and the victim's complaint will be outweighed by the corroborating reports of 3 respected officers. The sad bit is that 4 cops were involved and present...3 are charged - and it wasn't the 4th cop that said anything or reported his 3 co-workers. That speaks volumes.

The way I see it; its police/military culture. Globally. They can get away with a lot and they know it. Nobody rats anybody out for crossing a line or breaking a law.

Some of the nicest and best people I've known have been cops. Its sad to see peoples view of cops nowadays but there is a reason for it.

I think cops should wear body cams that they cant or are not allowed to turn off. It would be great for a number of reasons. A lot of stores/banks have cameras specifically to watch their employees and they are unarmed people only dealing with money.

There is no way these cops would have #### kicked this dude if they all had body cameras on. I hope they go to jail like any other 3 citizens would if they broke someones ribs and collapsed their lung! Two of these officers were on the force for 9 years each! Are we to assume that its the first time theyve ever done something like that?

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Crumpy-Gunt Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: 403 Exp:	I've always been annoyed by the bad apples analogy. I think its a systematic problem. Most officers are not bad people. The problem for me is they can do something illegal and get away with it because of their job or connections. It isnt just cops but a lot of jobs allow a long leash for people and kind of assume the person will be virtuous and honest. There is this unwritten rule of cops covering each others asses no matter what. I dont think anything happens about this if there is no dash cam. No cop comes forward and the victim's complaint will be outweighed by the corroborating reports of 3 respected officers. The sad bit is that 4 cops were involved and present...3 are charged - and it wasn't the 4th cop that said anything or reported his 3 co-workers. That speaks volumes. The way I see it; its police/military culture. Globally. They can get away with a lot and they know it. Nobody rats anybody out for crossing a line or breaking a law. Some of the nicest and best people I've known have been cops. Its sad to see peoples view of cops nowadays but there is a reason for it. I think cops should wear body cams that they cant or are not allowed to turn off. It would be great for a number of reasons. A lot of stores/banks have cameras specifically to watch their employees and they are unarmed people only dealing with money. There is no way these cops would have #### kicked this dude if they all had body cameras on. I hope they go to jail like any other 3 citizens would if they broke someones ribs and collapsed their lung! Two of these officers were on the force for 9 years each! Are we to assume that its the first time theyve ever done something like that? Last edited by Crumpy-Gunt; 10-06-2016 at 10:42 AM.