Originally Posted by Braddelauter
You suggest that data exists that show that a large portion of law enforcement officers are dishonest. Since the the number of law enforcement agencies are somewhere near 18,000 and that the number of law enforcement officers in the U.S. are more than 500,000, the logistics of accomplishing this study is mindboggling. Too many different agencies and too many variables. On a smaller scale I could see, but then you wouldn't be able to use this statement;
I did not suggest as you said. Try putting words in your own mouth and not mine.
Originally Posted by Braddelauter
This data would be impossible to obtain to make the "law enforcement/security types were not always or even often honest" statement on such a broad scale. Maybe if you made that statement of Agency X, but then the "data" would still be made available to the public.
It wasn't made on such a broad scale; you read it as being on a broad scale. However, I suspect that the level of criminality and dishonesty is no lower amongst law enforcement/security types than the general population.
Originally Posted by Braddelauter
This is more data that is just wrong, they are declining. 1973-134, 1975-129, 1980-104, 1985-78, 1990-66, 1995-74 and 2000-51. From 1973 to 2000 the data shows a decrease of more than 150%.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/leok.htm
Wrong. The data I relied upon is right; and it's not not confined to just law enforcement officers in the US.
Thank you for the link, but you read what I posted incorrectly.
Originally Posted by Braddelauter
The connection here is that maybe you had viewed your data on this television program, maybe not. I still don't believe there is a data set that supports your statement, except in a very limited capacity.
The connection is non-existent, for I've never even heard of what you referred to prior to your mentioning such. I don't watch much TV myself, and if I do, it's certainly not local news in the "northeast".
Actually the data and studies I reviewed are not of "a very limited capacity", in the sense you are referring to; it applied to more than just the US and to more than just law enforcement.
Originally Posted by Braddelauter
In addition, witholding information of criminal misconduct could be considered Obstruction of Justice, making you criminally liable. morally, just knowing this information and not passing it to the proper authorities makes you just as dishonest.
Not applicable.
The data I'm talking about is not confined to the US and not confined to just American local/state/federal law enforcement. Now re-evaluate what I posted from the beginning and get back to me again.
