[offduty]

I retired within the past 10 years, and yes there is a change in the quality of some of our officers, but the system hasn’t. I’ve lost many cases I thought were a slam dunk because some liberal judge gave the defendant “reasonable doubt.” Have you every purchased an American made automobile that wan’t well made? Does that make all auto workers goof-offs,or engineers less professional? It is very easy to paint ALL LE officers with a broad brush because most of the posters here have never been involved in law enforcement unless they were stopped for a traffic infraction. I am not going to defend every one who wears a badge because the job has a HUMAN element, but I am also not going to let the profession take a hit from people who haven’t even READ the forfeiture statutes. It is not the slam dunk everyone here thinks it is. By the way, when was the last time YOU picked up a copy of the ORC (Ohio Revised Code.) Thank you and Merry Christmas.

[mkjessup]

Your points are well made and respected. I did note in your first sentence:

"...yes there is a change in the quality of some of our officers, but the system hasn’t"

I'm sure you're familiar with that saying, "A system is only as good as the people who run it." ?

That's where it gets tricky.

I think one serious flaw in law enforcement has been the subtle (and not so subtle) encroachment on *local* law enforcement by federal authorities, and that's been going on for quite a while now.

In any event, you're right: a few bad apples don't spoil the whole bunch, but there sure does seem to be a whole lot more of them these days, and that is a damn shame.

Once again, Merry Christmas