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Well, many LEO's are pretty good folk and good folk. They are human like the rest of us.

However, some have no business in law enforcement. About 20% do not competently understand the US Constitution and many of the federal statutes on the books, especially when it comes to illegal immigration and RICO laws. Many just go around like mindless robots looking for the joint smoker, jay-walker, and the speeder selectively enforcing some law, not all the laws because their bosses tell them to ignore certain enforcements because of corruption and PC elected officials.

We hardly ever see cops with enough balls to investigate corruption on their own.

[archy]

We hardly ever see cops with enough balls to investigate corruption on their own.

And on the rare occasions when it does happen, the case is fixed in a crooked court.

Gun case against Illinois trooper is dropped
By Robert Patrick
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
04/25/2007
http://tinyurl.com/ysg82l

Federal prosecutors dropped the criminal case against the last of three Illinois State Police officers accused of federal machine-gun law violations � and signaled Tuesday that charges against a fourth man may soon be addressed.

Assistant U.S. Attorney James Crowe dismissed a charge of illegal possession of a machine gun against Special Agent John Yard of Collinsville. Crowe said Yard accepted responsibility and entered a "pretrial diversion" in exchange for the dismissal. Under its terms, Yard must complete 30 hours of community service with the U.S. attorney's office.

Charges against Sgt. James Vest of O'Fallon and Senior Master Trooper Greg Mugge of Jerseyville were dismissed previously.

Yard and Vest were relieved of duty with pay pending an administrative review, a department spokesman said last week. Mugge has retired.

U.S. District Judge Michael J. Reagan offered in Tuesday's hearing to write Yard a letter of support, and asked if he had his job back. "I believe so," the trooper responded.

Yard and Crowe declined to comment after the hearing.

Yard's lawyer, Bill Lucco, said later, "I think it's a good ending to a strange and bizarre journey." He said the pretrial diversion was unlikely to hurt Yard's chance of returning to duty. "It's not even like supervision on a speeding ticket," Lucco explained.

The three troopers and a doctor from Spaulding, Ill., were indicted last year after officers were seen with automatic AR-15 and M-4 rifles at the Greenville federal prison firing range.

The prosecution of the officers collapsed after Vest raised an exception for police in the machine-gun law, and U.S. District Judge David R. Herndon ruled last year that it was "unconstitutionally vague."

The case against Dr. Harold Griffiths is set for trial in August. Asked by Reagan if there had been discussions with that defendant, Crowe said, "There have been communications, but they haven't been by me."

rpatrick@post-dispatch.com | 314-621-5154

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Well, many LEO’s are pretty good folk and good folk. They are human like the rest of us.

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So were lots of Germans who put on snappy uniforms and enjoyed perks and privilege.

It’s naive to assume that any other culture is immune.

[from occupied ga]

Well, many LEO's are pretty good folk and good folk. They are human like the rest of us

I wouldn't bet my life on the police NOT enforcing the law just because they might not think its the best law ever. If they didn't like enforcing laws they would find another line of work.