Knuckleheads

[Howard Clark]

Yes indeed. I served as a reserve deputy for a little over a year and a half. I learned many, many things. A great deal of respect for those who do it as a calling (and I believe it IS a calling, not a job). I wasn't cut out for it. I see things in technicolor, but the law is black and white.

Best to say nothing when in the cuffs, until your lawyer arrives. No matter who you are or what you are accused of.

And human nature has never changed, ever.

Making poor choices is what gets a lot of individuals into the cuffs. He just made another one in telling so much. I suspect there is a pattern here. Just a guess.

[Streetcar]

Yes indeed. I served as a reserve deputy for a little over a year and a half. I learned many, many things. A great deal of respect for those who do it as a calling (and I believe it IS a calling, not a job). I wasn't cut out for it. I see things in technicolor, but the law is black and white.

Believe it or not, most good cops see in "technicolor" also. Few departments want mindless automatons who see things as binary solutions. If you look at the mission statements of most law enforcement agencies in this country, you will see that "Keep the Peace" is usually listed before "Enforce the Law." That is why officers are given discretion. In Casey's example, it is doubtful that a search warrant will be launched based on that one comment. But if that information is passed on to the follow up unit, they may be able to confirm the lad's story and drop the charge all together. Take the example a little further, and the "cousin" may get hit for filing a false report. Either way, their narcotics unit will have a lead on a potential drug dealer (the cousin). I guess I'm failing to see how this is a bad thing.