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So you are saying this is a much bigger problem then what is being reported. That may or may not be the case, however, there is no evidence to support that. We can only guess that there would indeed be unreported cases, since there are known unreported rape cases not involving police. But we can't be sure what those numbers may be. We can't say if the unreported cases, if any, would have involved other police, or involved the same police.

I cannot speculate on the unknowns, but I can work with the numbers available. Those numbers show that it is even less than a drop in the bucket.

My glaring omissions as you called them, would have been nothing more than wild accusations and speculations.

The following has nothing to do with a policeman clearly committing a crime when he rapes a woman, but everything to do with your glaring omission claim. Because I am going to touch on something I know you can relate to.

Wouldn't making unsubstantiated accusations & speculations be just as wrong as the labeling all of the veterans who returned from Vietnam, like yourself, as the baby killers taunt was? BTW, I'm the kind of person who thanks you for your service, not one who lumps you together with soldiers that may have killed babies. Those that killed babies, I still want to know the circumstances, because there are times when that is their only option. War is never pleasant, in fact it sometimes requires a soldier to perform an act he would not have done otherwise, and still regrets to this day that he had to.

I clearly think any police who breaks the law should be treated like any other criminal. My wife who works in law enforcement, as a dispatcher, wants them to be treated even harsher. This is true with most cops, as well, because they know these bad apples reflect badly upon those who are trying to do their job honestly, and serve the community.

Now if you can provide substantiated numbers that show this problem is even worse than reported, please do so.