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I just sat on a jury in Colorado where we found a police detective guilty of abuse of power and other charges. Almost every witness with another police officer
by saryant 11y ago
I just sat on a jury in Colorado where we found a police detective guilty of abuse of power and other charges. Almost every witness with another police officer.
So no, cops do not always ignore other cops breaking the law.
- lotharbot 11y agoI recently saw a report that showed that when cops report other cops, the chances of a conviction or other serious consequences are well over 50%, whereas civilian complaints against cops tend to be more like 1%. Because a lot of times civilian complaints aren't about actual abuse of power, but "I don't like the tone of voice he took with me" or whatever. Good cops generally want to get the bad cops off of the force.
- saryant 11y agoThis cop tipped off a suspected pedophile about his impending arrest. I'm sure the others are more than happy to see the full weight of the criminal justice system crash down on his head.
- lotharbot 11y agopedantic but relevant: presumably you mean a "predator". https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10402933 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10402933