They should be held to a higher standard but it rarely seems to be the case IME. Cops are just people too, some good, some bad. Unfortunately it seems the bad ones get a free pass too often.
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3 OPP officers charged, 4 others suspended over towing industry allegations
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They should be held to a higher standard but it rarely seems to be the case IME. Cops are just people too, some good, some bad. Unfortunately it seems the bad ones get a free pass too often.
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Way too often. Some of the beatings cops have taken in court with JPs hammering them dor lying on the stand should he grounds for immediate termination with cause.
Exactly. The 7 lying criminal POSs this thread is about are automatically given the benefit of the doubt in a he said/he said scenario because it's assumed they're not lying criminal POSs, defendant's standing be damned.
No one could deny that a small number abuse their power and authority, but as you say, they are just people. The vast majority do a difficult job, and they do it professionally will little thanks.
Perjury is a criminal offence, and if convicted, there’s no police officer in Canada that would not be fired. But for any person to be convicted with perjury, there has to be corroborating evidence.
If the evidence is there, they’ll be convicted.
That only works if the crown persues the charge. Have you ever heard of an officer being prosecuted for perjury based on what they told a JP? Real court, sure, but provincial offences court is the wild west.
What do you think the penalty will be?
Suspended with pay for a few yrs then fall into a full pension
It goes without saying that police have a difficult job that is, at times dangerous. Sometimes life threatening, even on the shoulder of the road writing a ticket.
But it also goes without saying that they are entrusted with tremendous power and authority, also to the point of lethality.
It's on that basis that I think the public has to be able to trust in their judgement, common sense and even their humanity. That IS a lot of responsibility, but if you have such power, including state sanctioned violence as an option then so be it.
To deserve that trust I think police officers must walk a very narrow line, with hard and immovable guardrails on both sides. Any hint of illegality should be dealt with quickly, not dragged out for months or years. Criminal cases involving police should take precedent ahead of others, if only to engender trust by the general public.
Too often we've heard of officers who've been involved in or committed criminal acts, yet are on paid leave for months or years, or are just demoted in some cases such as impaired driving. These incidents contribute to our general distrust of authority, along with the occasional stories of the "power trippers".
But it also goes without saying that they are entrusted with tremendous power and authority, also to the point of lethality.
It's on that basis that I think the public has to be able to trust in their judgement, common sense and even their humanity. That IS a lot of responsibility, but if you have such power, including state sanctioned violence as an option then so be it.
To deserve that trust I think police officers must walk a very narrow line, with hard and immovable guardrails on both sides. Any hint of illegality should be dealt with quickly, not dragged out for months or years. Criminal cases involving police should take precedent ahead of others, if only to engender trust by the general public.
Too often we've heard of officers who've been involved in or committed criminal acts, yet are on paid leave for months or years, or are just demoted in some cases such as impaired driving. These incidents contribute to our general distrust of authority, along with the occasional stories of the "power trippers".
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