Originally Posted by viking407rob

That comparison is like apples and oranges, but to generalize, yes. From my experience doctors and health care workers are far more accountable than your average LEO. Just a few "mistakes" and a health care provider can be sued for malpractice, forced into bankruptcy and/or charged. A "dirty" or incompetent investigator can easily get away with charging (and framing) innocent people for years. This is especially true when officers are protected by a culture where many co-workers are accomplices, or just too afraid to confront the problem. In many cases, even honest cops prefer to look the other way.

Tell me a vocation where this doesn't happen. As for doctors being more accountable, spare me -- doctors can be sued for malpractice, we'll leave it at that. The comparison is valid because both professions deal with situations wherein the outcome can have serious rammifications.

If LEO's were really held accountable, there would be fewer of these "mistakes." If most anyone from any other profession made "mistakes" of that magnitude, they'd likely be terminated. Why should cops be any different? Are you guys special? It always tickles the pee out of me whenever a cop is complaining about getting a ticket, being arrested for their own misdeeds or when they are forced to deal with the same things the rest of us deal with. Cops are no better than the rest of us and do not deserve special privileges. How many times have off duty LEOs complained about the TSA debacle, as if they deserve a free pass??? I guess the laws only apply to the rest of us....