[supercat]

I don’t think the primary concern is error as much as misconduct.

If there is no punishment for errors, there won't be much incentive to avoid them.

[Joe 6-pack]

"If there is no punishment for errors, there won't be much incentive to avoid them."

Indeed. I would prefer to think we're the only nation in the world that insists on a higher degree of professionalism from our police officers than we do from our criminals.