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Originally Posted by TexasSeaRay
And some of y'all would be flat sick to your stomachs if you knew just how many ended up getting arrested and convicted for illegal searches.
When you go from "peace officer" to "law enforcement," it ushers in a whole new mentality. And I'm not sure it's the best or right mentality to have.
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Reminds me of the joke -- How many cops does it take to push a suspect down a flight of stairs?
None. He fell all by himself.
Obviously, there are many policemen who are fine people. I do think there is a sociological or cultural problem in law enforcement, even in excellent systems.
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In other words, real and valid probable cause suddenly vanished--imagine that!
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The routine police perjury about probable cause does more to discredit the police and courts amongst poor urban populations than any other single act.
Normal suburban people who see the police as their private security service almost never see that side of the system, and can't explain things like the OJ verdict. Some people distrust the police/prosecutor/court system because they have experience with it being corrupt.