DEADEYE1964 wrote:I know a lot of good LEO'S and they hate this, they tell me it is hard enough to earn trust and this is a big set back when something like this happens and becomes so public.
There are far more good cops, at whatever level - city, county, state, federal - than there are bad cops. And IMO, the "good cops" have every right to be among the judges when the "bad cops" pull stuff like this, since they're the ones who ultimately have to deal with the public backlash. And when the public sees that LEOs are "policing" their own, that goes a long way toward restoring and reinforcing trust between law enforcement and the general population.
May God bless those who serve, in whatever service, by placing themselves between the general populace and harm's way.