Capt Tazerface-you remember this guy from July in Seattle, asks a question

[irisblue]

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he is right and true in the asking.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

1. well, the actual answer is that they just might kill a snitch.

but you arent supposed to be afraid to die if you are a cop.
so, the question remains.

[lostnfound]

3. I suspect that happens on occasion.

[ihas2stinkyfeet]

4. i'm sure it has.

serpico and all that. if not kill you, certainly threaten to do so.

[lostnfound]

2. Cariol's Law should be part of their oath - like "do no harm" for doctors, refuse an illegal order

They don’t seem to have professional standards. Why not? I know it got worse when Bush gave them military equipment and training... before that, the Battle of Seattle...
Is this the natural consequence of an excessively-armed citizenry?
Power trips for sure.
Historians would say their origins were as slave patrol.. in which case the evil is ingrained, wa always part of the culture.

[irisblue]

5. SOS Albright at OSU-98 & The Battle in Seattle-99 were big suprises to the powers that be IMO

[The Magistrate]

6. There Are, Ma'am, Strictly Speaking, No 'Good' Cops

If there supposedly are ninety-nine 'good cops' and one 'bad cop', and the ninety-nine look the other way and cover up what the 'bad cop' does, what you really have are one hundred 'bad cops'.

It is unfortunate, but it is the actual state of affairs.