Due to my evidence in court 14 thugs have now been convicted in a court of law, but I still have no faith in the courts or the police. The punishments given out to these thugs were pitiful to say the least.
2007-10-12 05:45:01 · 42 answers · asked by leeds u 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Any what exactly do the punishments have to do with the police?? Grow up.
2007-10-12 06:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Firstly the case got to court.
Secondly the thugs got convicted.
Therefore the evidence put together by the police was a) sufficient to take the case to court and b) sufficient to get the thugs convicted.
Also well done to you for standing up for what is right. Many people choose not to come forward and give evidence for many different reasons. The fact that you did is honourable.
Now.... the punishments!!! The police have absolutely no say in the sentence the courts give out. I have dealt with many cases and was left disgusted by the poor sentences given. Only today I heard of two males who were sentenced to two years each for each raping a 10 and 12 year old respectively. On appeal the sentence was increased to 4 years. Even then this is a joke!!!
Despite having spent many years being frustrated at the punishments received I would still come forward as a witness (even if I wasn't a cop), and I would encourage others to do so.You have to stand up for what is right. If we all just stopped then the country would be even worse than it is now.
2007-10-12 09:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do not blame the Police or the Courts both are stymied by political interference. The police did their job and the thugs were convicted. Their defence had either a good plea in mitigation or a guidance from the powers that be tied the hands of the judge. Make sure your views are known to your MP and see what he tries to do
2007-10-12 10:44:11 · answer #3 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'The punishments given out to these thugs were pitiful to say the least'.
Your question doesn't match your statement. Punishment has absolutely nothing to do with the police that is decided by Government guidelines and the courts.
2007-10-12 09:39:00 · answer #4 · answered by Roaming free 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a great amount of faith in the police. The courts can be another matter entirely.
The police investigate, collect facts, and bring charges. The D.A. reduces charges, wheels and deals, and generally tries to reduce his caseload with plea bargaining. The judge gets to hear charges that may (or may not) reflect what actually happened. The jury gets what they are allowed to hear what they are allowed to after the defense attorney does whatever can be done to eliminate evidence and witnesses....
2007-10-13 04:29:51 · answer #5 · answered by sammael_coh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Local police don't control what punishments are received. That is usually a judge.
Police only serve to investigate, arrest, enforce the law, etc. I have a great deal of faith in the local police here. They are very responsive and get the job done well and crime is on the decline.
The system isn't perfect of course, but then again what is?
2007-10-12 06:06:20 · answer #6 · answered by person 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In our area, at least, they are so over-resourced that when a guy in our street shot a wood pigeon which had been messing all over his car, drive and the washing, he received 3 visits from a police constable, then had to go to the station for an hour-long interview accompanied by a solicitor (paid by the State). Then his wife was called out to the front of the house where she was bullied by another policeman for almost an hour, for the entertainment of passersby, about the sinful acts of her husband and accused of luring birds for him to shoot.
She complained and this resulted in a Police Inspector spending another hour with the couple persuading them not to take the matter any further.
Yes, we do have faith in the local constabulary to be bullies and wasters of public money while covering their own backs.
Incidentally, when our garage was broken into and our mountain bikes were stolen (they had been shackled to the garage floor), the police were too busy to come out and just gave us a Crime number for insurance purposes.
2007-10-12 06:02:13 · answer #7 · answered by Veronica Alicia 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't, a local retired cop (who was forced to retired because of his temper) recently shot an off duty security guard 7 times at a stop sign because they where arguing over the right of way. The cop said it was self defense saying the guy had a gun which he did, but it was located in his console. So I guess this guy got shot 7 times then put his gun away. Anyway he never was arrested! It is been 3 months and they are still investigating while he roams free! The only good news is the guy who was shot survived! I hope this bad cop gets what is comming to him, if this had been a white on black crime they would have hung this cop by now.
2007-10-12 05:50:21 · answer #8 · answered by Zenkai 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Local police, or courts? Or the justice system in general? All very different answers.
But to answer about "local police"... I believe in the importance of the police department as a system and as important to playing a role in the justice system. But I do not believe it always serves its function well. Generally OR specifically.
Especially here in Detroit I'm learning that our predominant culture is a culture of broken systems... and alot of what we have that we value come from the systems that are created because of that. We have lots of creative people/communities/solutions/style but that comes out of a need to make up for the systems that are broken--ESPECIALLY, our local police and education.
2007-10-12 05:50:34 · answer #9 · answered by Howard 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a lot of faith in the police in the town that I grew up in because it was a small town and I knew some of them, if not all. They were there for me when a customer was a threat to me. I felt very safe.
Where I live now, I'm not sure. I've had limited interaction with the police so I couldn't really say. The 2 officers I have interacted with were fair to me. (My house alarm went off and they came by to check. They let me run upstairs to get my id and they were nice to my dog.)
2007-10-12 05:48:55 · answer #10 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, that would be the court's decision (punishment) -- obviously the police got them, right? I have faith in the local police/sheriff in our area. The court system has to go strictly by the law, regardless of whether it seems fair or not to us.
2007-10-12 05:48:52 · answer #11 · answered by butterfliesRfree 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋