I've known a LOT of cops

[Savannahmann]

108. The German Defense at Nuremberg

I was only following orders. The operators of the Concentration Camps claimed, rightly, that they could have been killed for refusing to do what was expected of them. We sentenced them to prison, and death, claiming that it is the moral responsibility of every man to do the right thing, period.

I didn't have a choice is the battle cry of the weak, those who would turn their heads and stick their heads in the sand. Who does history lionize? Not the meek who turn their faces and hide from the truth. Those people are labeled by history as cowards.

Again, how much do we have to pay to have honest police? If we double the salaries of police, and we continue to have have abuses and hypocrisy and lies from the police, do we need to double it again, and again? Honesty and integrity should not be something that we get from police if we pay them enough, it should be first among the attributes that the police have. Anything less is not only unacceptable, but despicable.

I mentioned before that Serpico was a hero to the citizens, and a traitor to the police. If a vast majority of the police officers would betray a fellow officer who told the truth, then that vast majority of officers are just as corrupt as the ones who had the truth told about them. They do not deserve respect, but our disdain, and we as citizens, when called to serve on the jury, should take any statement or claim made by the police and look at it through the light of the culture of lies, and the code of silence.

Again, I have no respect for the police, because they have not done anything that is deserving of respect. It is said that respect is earned, and all they have is a well earned reputation for abuses.