Philly Police Scandal Needs Sober Analysis, Not Rev. Al’s Bullhorn
Amused Observer rightfully brings up the Constitution and the issue of respect and trust. All public officials, especially the police, must earn and keep the trust of the public they serve. When they violate the trust willingly, not accidentally or in the course and scope of their employment, but take deliberate steps to violate the trust, there must be repercussions. There have been and there will continue to be consequences. Careers have been lost, professional lives destroyed, disgraced officers will be labeled racists, and indictments are looming.
The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution reminds us that equal protection under the law and due process are rights for all persons. This amendment seems poignant due to some of the comments I have read of late. For police officers that have broken the law, there is no greater violation of trust and that is why the District Attorney (DA) and/or the US Attorney (USA) are likely to weigh in on this case.
In weeks to come mitigating and aggravating evidence will be presented. The reported and sustained injuries of the three suspects will have an influence on which entity may try the case, or if the case is tried at all. If the case goes, it doesn’t take a genius to deduce the four officers that were recommended for dismissal are the likely to be the future defendants.
More to come.
