The "good old days" also were the bad old days. A lot of the cops were brutal and uneducated. Their actions caused a lot of problems for law enforcement, because they actually tortured people. I like the way we operate today, much better, but there are still instances of abuse. We go through a lot to try to weed out the undesirables, but still they seem to get in. Then, we have to try to weed them out afterwards. Having said that, I think cops are different in metropolitan settings than in rural, and it is reflective of the leadership of each department. If a sheriff or chief allows a culture of abuse to exist, it will. Otherwise, as in our department, the director is a zero tolerance kind of guy, both in enforcement and in his officer's conduct.
JH -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gil Hale Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 8:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NF] Hacker Indicted > Back in the bad old issued .357 days I had a friend on a suburban force. > He used to say that he would draw on a perp, cock it and tell him to run > with a devilish grin on his face. The guy would just about pee on > himself and sir him to death while raising his hands. Then he would > holster the gun and say "Damn!" > > I have a friend from my days in New Freedom, PA (1988-1995) who was on the Baltimore, MD, force. They adopted an "unspoken rule" when they had to pull their pistol. Two to the body, one to the head. The body shots would slow the perp enough to allow better aim to the brain to take the perp out. These officers had families to go home to, and did not want to take any chances their lives were in danger. When contrasted to the "run..." for the entertainment of a person who is entrusted with the authority to enforce our laws, I find the person who would intentionally scare a perp to represent part of the reason there is so little trust in our law enforcement personnel. I have become less trusting of law officers over time. They care only about closing cases, not seeking justice. That is for the court system I guess, and then only for those of us who can afford decent private legal counsel. Although on the surface the story (run...) may sound amusing, it belies the real problem underlying our legal and law enforcement systems - abuse of power. Pull that crap on me and one will find their department, and themselves personally, the target of a lawsuit, even if I have no shot at winning. The idiot would have to spend their own money to defend, and their department would not be at all happy with the cost of their defense coming out of their budget - especially now. No mercy were one of these folks screw with me, or a family member. My 2 cents. Gil _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@shelbynet.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
