[HairOfTheDog]

I haven't heard anything in this article that sounds like a cover up. They say they 'f'ed up. period. But the partner has his back. Something supportive you'd say to someone who had just 'f'ed up, without an ounce of malice, and without the vital information that would have prevented it: omniscience, or, failing that, at least have had a chance to hear that the homeowner was armed inside and holding the suspect.

It's way, way more than just a few you hear about. These types of incidents (cop misbehavior, bad shoots, SWAT smashing into the wrong home, etc.) happen thousands of times a year.

It's a big country with nearly a million cops in it, serving tens of thousands of cities towns and other jurisdictions. And much as the media loves their misbehavior, I don't think they're aiding in covering it up. I think they cover it, when it happens, as well they should.

[Filo]

I haven't heard anything in this article that sounds like a cover up.

You really aught to read the article rather than making ignorant statements. . .

Something supportive you'd say to someone who had just 'f'ed up, without an ounce of malice, and without the vital information that would have prevented it: omniscience, or, failing that, at least have had a chance to hear that the homeowner was armed inside and holding the suspect.

I'm sorry but shooting someone in the back, twice when they are on the ground, goes well beyond a basic f-up.

The post-shoot abuse goes well beyond that and well beyond even the point of malice.

It's a big country with nearly a million cops in it, serving tens of thousands of cities towns and other jurisdictions. And much as the media loves their misbehavior, I don't think they're aiding in covering it up. I think they cover it, when it happens, as well they should.

I didn't say the media was covering for the cops. I said that the cops were, as always, covering for each other.

That's how the thin blue line works for America's largest street gang.