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That doesn't help the victim. I expect a significant number of people would characterize what the police did as bending the rules a little to catch a rapist on
by whyenot 12y ago
That doesn't help the victim.
I expect a significant number of people would characterize what the police did as bending the rules a little to catch a rapist on the loose. Many -- including me! aren't going to agree with that, but it is a legitimate point of view, and it does explain why police are very rarely sanctioned for actions like this.
- jacquesm 12y agoLegitimate implies legal, and legal it is not. It's a fine line between bending the rules an breaking the rules and any lawyer worth their salt will get their client off the hook if the police are found to be bending the rules. If there is one thing more dangerous than criminals then it is authorities operating without any checks on their power. So if you want criminals to be punished for their deeds you should be very much against police bending the rules to catch them.
- bandushrew 12y agoIdeally they would capture a rapist without breaking the law.
- vertex-four 12y ago> That doesn't help the victim. The point of putting people in prison isn't supposed to be to help the victim, either. The victim is kind of irrelevant.