Blame the cops all you want, I blame the politicians and the laws they create that allows, even compels cops to do it. They don't have a lot of choice in following the law.
Not buying it.
“Blame the cops all you want, I blame the politicians and the laws they create that allows, even compels cops to do it. They don’t have a lot of choice in following the law.”
Nonsense in the extreme. They are morally fully responsible for any act they perform. They aren’t soldiers at war. If they recognize an act as wrong, they have the moral obligation to refuse that task. They can even quite, if need be.
They can also speak out against it. Cops had no problem getting heard when they got angry at the ball players supporting that Ferguson kid. They found a voice then, so I can only assume they could voice outrage at unethical activity they are ‘forced’ to perform. That is, if it actually bothers them.
Yes, they might be punished or fired. So what? It is time to decide if right and wrong are more important than that almighty government pension. But choose that pension, and don’t be surprised when people hold you responsible for choosing to do the wrong thing.
yeah, they were just following orders, like some other guys that ended up getting hung for it in 1945-46.
I'll note in passing that "cops" witnessed Bill Clinton perjuring himself, and Jon Corzine stealing a couple of billion bucks, but I guess the witnessing cops DID have a lot of choice in following the law... LOL! :)