# Controversial encounters between law-enforcement and civilians - the omnibus thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 10, 2014, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942 "2014-10-10T07:35:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14299
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942/14299 "2018-09-09T21:49:30Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Well, if I was a member of a certain group of government agents, and other members of that group did disgusting, despicable things, I would be right out there saying “That is NOT what my group stands for, we are a professional force that strives to ensure the safety of the citizens within our care” > > Or you know, something like that. Not “Sure he tased that 11 year old girl for stealing candy, but it’s procedure. Nothing else could have possibly been done” :rolleyes: > [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Most assholes don’t have a significant risk of killing people by mistake, incompetence, or assholery at their jobs. If my colleagues’ assholery risked killing people, I’d speak out against it whenever I saw it. > > Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk > [@k9bfriender](#): > > Yes, I do expect the percentage to be lower among cops. Cops are not a random selection of people, they are screened and vetted. > > 20% of my employees are not assholes, because I work to not hire assholes, and when I discover that I have in fact hired an asshole, I fire them. Can we hold cops to a higher standard than entry level dog washers? > > That reluctance to get other cops into trouble is the problem. If you see a colleague breaking the law or policy, and you are reluctant to get them into trouble over it, then you are not just part of the problem, you _are_ the problem. Now, if it’s something minor, then maybe you counsel them yourself. “Hey Bob, I saw what you did there, and that is not according to our department policy.” If Bob listens, then you didn’t have to get him into trouble. If Bob doesn’t listen, then you should escalate it to Bob’s superiors. If you are reluctant to do that, then you should resign yourself, as you are supposedly upholding the law, while breaking it yourself. You guys should go become cops. I’m only half joking. Walk a day in their shoes. I get the feeling you guys don’t even associate with very many cops. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controversial-encounters-between-law-enforcement-and-civilians-the-omnibus-thread/700942)._