I tried to be fair to the police in a case in which there were gross errors made which could've led to a very different outcome. The temptation is to default to the modern layman's position, "of course the police are incompetent/evil!" etc. etc., which I why I went out of my way to address the entire psychological environment in which law enforcement must work.
Maybe I didn't make it clear enough they were innocent errors of procedure rather than judgement. I'm sure as a law enforcement retiree you've seen plenty of these heartbreaking occasions too.
You did not specify it applied to that case. You basically said LEOs have self pity. Self pity has never been a part of the makeup of any LEO I know. Ever.
Glad that's not been your experience! To clarify, I listed it with stress, addiction, and heart attacks -- obviously none of which are universal to all cops.
Heartbreaking and, at the same time, infuriating
Thanks for your comment!
In the research I don't set out to find cases like this, but I seem to stumble into them a lot!
Very interesting case, but I could have done without your characterizing the police in general with “self pity.”
Signed,
Former resident of Japan who is retired from law enforcement
Thanks for you comment!
I tried to be fair to the police in a case in which there were gross errors made which could've led to a very different outcome. The temptation is to default to the modern layman's position, "of course the police are incompetent/evil!" etc. etc., which I why I went out of my way to address the entire psychological environment in which law enforcement must work.
Maybe I didn't make it clear enough they were innocent errors of procedure rather than judgement. I'm sure as a law enforcement retiree you've seen plenty of these heartbreaking occasions too.
You did not specify it applied to that case. You basically said LEOs have self pity. Self pity has never been a part of the makeup of any LEO I know. Ever.
Glad that's not been your experience! To clarify, I listed it with stress, addiction, and heart attacks -- obviously none of which are universal to all cops.