Originally Posted by
SgtScott31
I have never said or implied that the blue line does not exist. Do officers cover each other's actions? yes. My argument to your posts has always been your attempt to make it greater than it actually is. One corrupt officer is one too many, but I can definitely say the same about attorneys as well, but I do not come on here telling everyone to not trust "any and all attorneys" because of a few bad ones.
Then allow me to say it for you: if anyone has unitiated contact with a lawyer - meaning one that is not your own - don't trust them at all! That lawyer does not represent you or your interests. S/he is there for a reason that may be counter to yours. Use caution, speak carefully (if at all), and consult your own attorney if things go past your comfort level.
That's my issue with where this thread has turned. It surprises me that you are an attorney and seem to be so quick to distrust most police officers. You say you appreciate the "vast majority," but your posts seem to imply the opposite. You appreciate the few that are noble. Maybe the bad ones just run rampant in your area. I would hope not, but most officers I either work with or know, are completely opposite of the picture you try to paint here.
We're back the reading comprehension issue. Because the harm that one might suffer from a bad cop (including generally good cops who are having a bad day), then the following advise holds:
If anyone has unitiated contact with a
LEO - meaning one that
you did not call - don't trust them at all! That
LEO does not represent you or your interests. S/he is there for a reason that may be counter to yours. Use caution, speak carefully (if at all), and consult your own attorney if things go past your comfort level.
Well that makes me warm & fuzzy. Ever been in a life or death situation with half a second to react? Not likely, but I'm sure that most of the officer-involved shootings are the officer's fault, especially from a monday-morning quaterback's perspective. It is a good thing that juries see all the facts and evidence involved in a shooting, rather from a half-arsed perspective that you see on the tube or from third-hand information.
Hmmm, I say that we/I allow that LEO mistakes happen and that we/I forgive them due to the nature of the LEO job and you then assail me for ... what?
Again, if you want the people at large to be comfortable with LEOs in general, then weed out the ones that cause us to be suspicious. Just as I don't blame the CHiP who puts a hand on his gun when he approaches me while I am changing a tire on the side of the road, so to you should forgive me for being circumspect of his intent.