Cops & Prosecutors
OK, I have no idea how things are run in other states, but I do know that in New York (specifically NYC) most prosecutors (Assistant District Attorney's)will give their (fill in the gender specific body part) to catch a "potential" bad cop case. It's a career boost which you can't even begin to imagine. Each one is a potential "Zodiac Killer" for them in terms of headlines. Ever meet an attorney that didn't have poltical aspirations ? If not, check the bio's of your local state rep's.....
Do cops commit crimes........ YES, unequivically. But if your bashing an entire professsion (like I seemed to do regarding attorneys....see above
) because of a handful of bad apples, maybe you need to re-examine your opinions of humanity as a whole.
I served twenty years in the NYPD
I have watched life come into the world
I have watched it leave this world
I have seen violence of the magnitude that you can't imagine
I have saved lives
I have lost lives
I have cried over the death of a child
I have shaken the hand of someone you wouldn't even make eye contact with
I have laughed sardonically at the "untimely" demise of a drug dealer
I have seen the best of humanity
I have seen the deaths of many of my friends and colleagues through the worst of humanity
If you think there is a problem with cops...... try the job for a few years. Don't curse them for what they do, pray for their souls for what they have seen and been through.
Cops are not some foreign occupying force. They are made up from every walk of American life. Some are good, some are bad, some just show up and collect a pay check, and others actually care.....
If a cop commits a crime, then they deserve to be treated just like any other criminal. But remember, we also hold true the saying "innocent until proven guilty". Let justice decide.
Is their a fraternity among cops....... yes. The same as their is among soldiers, firemen and any other high risk occupation. Don't understand it..... then you probably never put your life into harms way for another human being. An unknown author wrote this message on a wall of the Hanoi Hilton: "Freedom has a taste to those who fight and almost die that the protected will never know."
I'm not looking to incite a riot here..... just a moment of soul searching.
OK, I have no idea how things are run in other states, but I do know that in New York (specifically NYC) most prosecutors (Assistant District Attorney's)will give their (fill in the gender specific body part) to catch a "potential" bad cop case. It's a career boost which you can't even begin to imagine. Each one is a potential "Zodiac Killer" for them in terms of headlines. Ever meet an attorney that didn't have poltical aspirations ? If not, check the bio's of your local state rep's.....
Do cops commit crimes........ YES, unequivically. But if your bashing an entire professsion (like I seemed to do regarding attorneys....see above
) because of a handful of bad apples, maybe you need to re-examine your opinions of humanity as a whole.I served twenty years in the NYPD
I have watched life come into the world
I have watched it leave this world
I have seen violence of the magnitude that you can't imagine
I have saved lives
I have lost lives
I have cried over the death of a child
I have shaken the hand of someone you wouldn't even make eye contact with
I have laughed sardonically at the "untimely" demise of a drug dealer
I have seen the best of humanity
I have seen the deaths of many of my friends and colleagues through the worst of humanity
If you think there is a problem with cops...... try the job for a few years. Don't curse them for what they do, pray for their souls for what they have seen and been through.
Cops are not some foreign occupying force. They are made up from every walk of American life. Some are good, some are bad, some just show up and collect a pay check, and others actually care.....
If a cop commits a crime, then they deserve to be treated just like any other criminal. But remember, we also hold true the saying "innocent until proven guilty". Let justice decide.
Is their a fraternity among cops....... yes. The same as their is among soldiers, firemen and any other high risk occupation. Don't understand it..... then you probably never put your life into harms way for another human being. An unknown author wrote this message on a wall of the Hanoi Hilton: "Freedom has a taste to those who fight and almost die that the protected will never know."
I'm not looking to incite a riot here..... just a moment of soul searching.
