and an incident occurs between a civilian and a Off Duty officer. How can we trust that the evidence at the scene of the crime will be handled properly?
2007-06-04 13:18:13 · 11 answers · asked by Digital E 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Edward V
I see your getting upset now and posting negative comments all over. Don't be upset Edward V, The reason I asked you that is because. There was a lady out posting comments on other websites for HELP. Her daughter was missing. I helped her post her information as well. It was all over the news. Well they found her daughter. 6 months later DEAD.
2007-06-06 11:14:46 · update #1
I think you should be more concerned about the cook washing his hands at the restaurant you eat at.
2007-06-04 13:33:53 · answer #1 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
The "blue wall of silence" is largely a myth. While there is a certain camaraderie among police officers, there is little tolerance of illegal activity. There are many news articles that are posted here about police being arrested by other police. The camaraderie and the low tolerance of criminal behavior are both rooted in the same principle: trustworthiness.
I, as a police officer must trust my co-workers fully. I have to trust them with my life and they have to trust me with theirs. I would be willing to die for my fellow officers if need be. I can not trust a criminal, any criminal whether they wear a uniform or not, with my life. I therefore do not want a criminal amongst my ranks. I, nor any officer I know, will cover for criminal activity for this reason.
To answer your question; another agency besides the one that the off duty officer works for should handle the complaint. There are always overlapping jurisdictions with city, county, and state law enforcement. This would help eliminate allegations that evidence was intentionally mishandled to cover up an offense
2007-06-04 13:37:29 · answer #2 · answered by LawDawg 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I wonder why you even bother to ask.
It seems like everybody and his brother has a video or camera phone. Doesn't seem to matter if the officer tries to cover something up, somebody took a picture.
There are all kinds of checks and balances on law enforcement officers. Everything from the "concerned citizen" to FBI investigations. Worst part about all this is most of these "inquiries" start off with the idea that the cop did something wrong.
2007-06-04 13:23:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think what you are refering to is the "thin blue line". In today's law enforcement there is a very thin line. Due to recent incidents in law enforcement, officers are becoming individualized. The days of cop bashings are over, for the most part. Police Officers of today have to watch themselves and can be fired for anything.
2007-06-11 17:31:36 · answer #4 · answered by Lawenforcer329 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe there is a Blue Wall of Silence, why do you trust the police to properly handle the evidence at ANY crime scene? Either most police are honest, or most are corrupt.
2007-06-04 14:25:10 · answer #5 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
there is no code of silence.officers are told they can not comment on anything that is under investigation.
the off duty officer involved takes no place in the investigation.i was a officer for 25 years and i never saw anyone even try to cover up anything
2007-06-04 14:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by charlsyeh 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Their is a wall of silence in any job, Doctors protect other doctors in malpractice everyday. I would hope that the offduty officer would be truthful and would not hide facts, if he does then he deserves to be treated as a suspect of a crime.
2007-06-04 13:25:20 · answer #7 · answered by johnny chaos 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It potential a cop can do regardless of they want and not something would be reported.If a cop kills somebody they only pull somebody over for dashing drop that gun in the motor vehicle,and get offered for fixing against the regulation.
2016-11-04 23:13:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eh dawg eh! I jus axed this qweshunn de oder day yo. I likes to repeet myself an whatnot yo. Fo real playa!
We know you think police are corrupt. Quit crying about it already.
2007-06-06 09:56:16 · answer #9 · answered by Edward V 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. The Frank Jude Jr. case is one of the worst examples. Off duty cops beat him while on duty cops responding to 911 calls about the beating came to watch, not stop the beating.
The Milwaukee D.A. spent months getting the blue wall down so as to bring charges. I think it was 9 months to get statements from the cops.
Here's a link to the Jude case news articles
http://search.yahoo.com/search?search=frank+jude+jr&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ans&ico-yahoo-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DAieqiTckhDRVtukKJ7N6WZsazKIX%2FSIG%3D11i8man09%2FEXP%3D1181090017%2F*-http%253A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch&ico-wikipedia-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DAq1GpHRV7PzXb7V3nMgJZXQazKIX%2FSIG%3D12115tbg9%2FEXP%3D1181090017%2F*-http%253A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecial%253aSearch&p=frank+jude+jr
2007-06-04 13:37:29 · answer #10 · answered by tmilestc 4 · 2⤊ 7⤋