Police are required to appear in court just like civilians and get subpeona's as well. The ramifications are the same if they dont show with the addition of an internal Police Act charge. It is rare, but it can happen.
Lemme run a quick scenario and you can see why at times an officer may not show:
Officer receives subpeona several months before court- court is at 9:30 AM. Day before court, shift starts @ 9 PM. Very busy. No breaks, no rest. Shift time ends at 7 AM. Officers than gets tied up on a nasty call at 5 or 6 AM. Overtime is EXTREMELY common. Officer gets off shift at 10 or 11 AM, thus missing court. And than goes home, gets sleep (hopefully) than goes back to work for a short shift change @ 6 PM. Sounds like fun eh?
It's a good thing guys like Soulchoice only look out for themselves and change court dates as many times as possible to screw with an already screwed up schedule and lifestyle.
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