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>> In which countries are law officers accountable for their crimes? I can't name any. Basically none, if you mean as a rule. There are exceptions of course in
by icelancer 7y ago
>> In which countries are law officers accountable for their crimes? I can't name any.
Basically none, if you mean as a rule. There are exceptions of course in all countries, including the United States, but by and large, officers are above the law.
Yet the answer is rarely "less government / oversight" when it comes to these issues. It's just a race to get their preferred candidate into office who will wield the expanding power in a more efficient and effective manner, of course.
- samstave 7y agoThe "officers" being shown in /r/HongKong disgust and enrage me. My dad was Oakland PD in the 70s - he quit after OPD killed several black panthers. He said he had to quit, as, "When you spend your whole life looking for bad, soon, thats all you can see" https://old.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dujohq/1111_hong_kong_police_shot_the_protester_on_the/ https://old.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dujohq/1111_hong_...