tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764429864871986236.post5980510699163056415..comments2008-07-01T20:13:30.008-04:00buzoncrimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222344932427990980jerry@buzoncrime.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764429864871986236.post-35849881698319522432008-07-01T20:13:00.000-04:002008-07-01T20:13:00.000-04:00Ah, the poor police department takes a hit again and again and again. From sex (rape) in the station house, to stealing wheels from people's cars, to illegal searches. Perjury. Lying on search warrants. Wow.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, as Joe Friday once said, the police department has to recruit from the human race. Buz knew one of these two; he does not like me--dunno why. But I think he didn't like me telling him things he didn't want to do/not do. Let's just say that the intellectual rigor was not there.<BR/><BR/>But this list of "don't testify" officers just gets longer. Your consultant thinks it is in some ways the nature of police work: we send these folks out with guns and tell them to protect us. But, usually, there's no one around to supervise them--they are on their own.<BR/><BR/>One wonders what is the point in keeping officers and sergeants on the force if they cannot testify in court. Unfortunately, though, the state's attorney has chosen not to charge criminally.buzoncrimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222344932427990980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764429864871986236.post-7484824440128987902008-07-01T17:06:00.000-04:002008-07-01T17:06:00.000-04:00<A HREF="" REL="nofollow"> http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-te.officers01jul01,0,7694529.story </A><BR/><BR/>I think this is a half-solution and the two should be at the very least fired, if not charged with perjury.<BR/><BR/>Of course that will result in reopening all their closed cases, but so what.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com