Custer Laststand said:
Both this, and 2wheel's statement (no. 417, above), appear to be '"strong statements" that are meaningless, because there's no indication who you are talking about.
This isn't the forum for this but in response.
Which part of EVERYONE did you not understand?
I did wrong I needed to be held accountable.
Law enforcement did wrong they needed to be held accountable.
FAST FORWARD
Protestors that do not break the law need no accountability.
Rioters, looters need to be held accountable.
Law enforcement needs to be held accountable ALL the time. They are public employees, public servants, they need be continuously evaluated when they do wrong as well as when they do right. They need to be held to a higher standard, they are role models. Their job is to protect and serve, nowhere in the credo is the word punish. When they inflict punishment they have done wrong and need to be held accountable.
Law enforcement has been treated above the law. If you choked someone to death you'd be behind bars, but law enforcement gets a free pass. EVEN when there's irrefutable evidence. As a general rule they get fired, FIRED, then move on to another police department free to do it again.
Ever get a summons, speeding. You stand in court and need to prove yourself innocent, forget the Bill of Rights. The cop presents his case, the Judge always gives him the benefit of the doubt, you're guilty, now you need to prove yourself innocent.
Since law enforcement gets the benefit of the doubt this in and of itself is another reason why they need to be held to a higher standard.
Nuff said let's move on to the good stuff.