Should police officers who engage in illeagal misconduct be punished more or less severly than their civilian counter parts?
2007-05-28 06:57:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Police officers, or anyone else, should be punished the same. No one is above or below the law. We must have the same standard for everyone.
2007-05-28 07:02:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Public servants are already second class citizens. They can not engage in activities that normal civilians are allowed to do. They are limited in political activities, unionization, off duty conduct, and anything the chief deems to be unsatisfactory actions. They will be punished more severely which usually means a suspension or firing for an offense that a civilian worker would not become a part of his employment record let alone a subject the boss is interested in.
2007-05-28 15:14:04 · answer #2 · answered by lestermount 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They should be punished the same as anyone else. I think this is something celebrities are starting to learn amidst the Paris debacle. And if I can't have any entitlement or special treatment because of my cerebral palsy, neither should the police because they wear a badge.
2007-05-28 19:05:33 · answer #3 · answered by Sharon Newman (YR) Must Die 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes double what someone else should get because they are being paid to enforce the law so when they break it it is not only a crime of violation of public trust but a form of fraud due to the fact that they are getting paid to enforce the law they broke. So in addition to their crime they also commit two other crimes at the same time,
dude above me that was Tom Laughlin in "Billy Jack" when he found the cops shooting horses for dog food.
2007-05-28 14:14:42 · answer #4 · answered by tmilestc 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Someone once said that when the police break the law there is no law, only survival.
I think that when someone is given the authority and trust to uphold and enforce the law, and then they violate that trust, they should be given the maximum punishment allowable.
2007-05-28 14:07:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think that no one is above the law, this includes the police, government and especially diplomats and their families.
In any country you abide by the rules or get punished OR get out, either way is fine by me.
2007-05-28 14:02:20 · answer #6 · answered by candy g 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, because the do so under the color of the law.
No one is above the law.
2007-05-28 14:04:34 · answer #7 · answered by Tater 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tie them up and taser the h3ll out of them! No I think they should be punished equally.
2007-05-28 14:05:52 · answer #8 · answered by AHHHHhhhhh 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think they should be punished equally to anyone else.
2007-05-28 14:05:31 · answer #9 · answered by bshelby2121 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They should be punished, generally they aren't.
2007-05-29 03:33:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋