A homicide investigation typically involves many people, not just the lead investigator. He/She gets assigned to the case and its a team and community effort, not one persons. There is no "I" in team. Calling the victim "mine" seems to negate the involvement of the team and the community, without which many crimes would not get solved. Although the investigator may be on a truth finding mission, unfortunately justice isn't a police function, but a function of the court. Police worked very hard on the OJ case, but was justice a result of their efforts?
On Jul 29, 2:38 pm, BB47 <[email protected]> wrote: > Although I agree with your view on ownership, I do not agree at all > with the following: > > On Jul 29, 5:04 am, deripsni <[email protected]> wrote: > For example, on the "First 48" show the other day, the lead > > > homicide detective referred to the person who had been murdered as "my > > victim". Pesonally, I would think that if ownership of the victim were > > allotted to anyone, it would be family members. I think it would be > > safe to say that the person who said this is dwarfed by insecurity and/ > > or carried away by a need to reinforce his position of power. > > I don't see it that way in the least. This is a guy who is > commited to finding the killer of this person. He has made it his > personal mission, he has "owned" that responsibility and takes it > very seriously. Nobody else is going to do that job but him. The > family is not equipped to do it. He is providing a service of truth > finding and justice. Saying it another way might actually make it > easier to not take it so seriously. "It is just another victim" for > example. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
