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To: maceng2 who wrote (7231)	7/25/2005 11:23:56 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12242

A cop who uses his weapon in this country can expect to be put on leave pending the outcome of an investigation of the shooting and a hearing. Now there have been some cases where it would appear the cop's action amounted to little more than murder and the cop was cleared. That supposedly was a common situation for blacks in earlier decades, particularly in the South. These days any cop doing that anywhere in the US is likely to get a rude surprise: a murder indictment. There are former cops doing hard time in US prisons. They are expected to use deadly force only if really needed. Also, local cops are answerable to local gov't which is answerable to the voters at elections. This tends to make those gov'ts want their cops to be civil with civilians even if they are ticketing them or arresting them. Generally, if you are reasonable with them, they will be reasonable with you. Of course, there are always bad apples in any organization. I'm sure you have some cops who shouldn't be wearing badges. But this isn't the Wild West for cops over here. A large number of cops go through their entire careers without firing a shot at a person. And a situation such as apparently occurred in London where an entirely innocent man was killed by police can effectively end careers even if the investigation and hearing clears the cop of wrongdoing.