One answer says Police don't decide who goes to jail. Do you agree or disagree with that claim?
828197
Police also lie in court!!!
290388
Let's see, a black person is seen committing a crime. Is it rational to stop white or Mexican people for questioning?\nOf course there is some rationale!!
190223
I've heard of them being placed in protective custody.  I've also heard of them being placed in private prisons or other "detention"-type facilities because sentencing judges know that a convicted LE officer may be exterminated if placed in general population.  \n\nI also know of a case where an officer/deputy was incarcerated in another community while he "paid his debt back to society" because he worked as a jailor and wouldn't have lasted ten minutes in the general population of the correctional facility in his sentencing jurisdiction.
965128
i think you are correct and it is getting to that point, the police in my opinion have way to much leeway!! the other day, i was in a car with my friend who was speeding, she got pulled over and the officer wanted my ID also!!! why, i was not driving the car, i did not break the law at all, yet if i don't turn over my ID i can go to jail for failure to provide ID. this is terrible and i feel it is not right.
1117607
This is my view.. if non-citizens are detained on the basis of religion, race, or national origin, then that simply means that the US is not living up to there their stance that it is a free country. I would agree for every right for religion, and that the US should not be biased against a place where you are from, or the colour of your skin. Whats important is that the person is not a murderer, and the person stick to the law, and that person contributes accordingly to the development of the country. In other words, the detaining due to those conditions is prejudice, and thus absolutely unfair.
226367
Well it depends why. I meen if its because of murder i meen of course because obviously there not who you thought they were--or somthing as serious as a murder. I would find out why and than you make the decision i meen if they were really who you thought they were...would they be wanted by the police?\nHope I Helped!!
165822
1. I think the police rarely lie in court, unless they are on trial themselves..  They are trained to spew facts.\n\n2. I think O.J.'s defense attorneys used trick tactics to make it appear that the police were lying.  Remember, this was the best defense team money could buy, and he paid them to tie up the court and confuse the jury into an acquittal.
746647
I am in law enforcement in Maine. The punishment depends on a number of things, including the discretion of the court, your criminal history and the nature of the crime. I encourage you to call the (non-emergency line of) your local police department and you can ask anonymously what sentence that statute holds. I will tell you that officers HATE to take these calls, because there is such a variance from crime to crime and person to person, so you won't get a specific answer, only a possibility.
85281
Dude, if you're talking to the cops you're goin' DOWN!\n\nBest way to avoid jail is not to do anything that makes the cops want to talk to you.\n\nUnder the radar, bro! Under the radar!
6513
You said "I know some people don't like them just because", but it seems to me you didn't finish your sentence.\n\n"...just because they were arrested for doing something against the law, and that doesn't allow them to live how they want."
96916
yes/my son is a policeman.one time he picked up the son a wealthy ,noted person in our town.the fellow cussed my son all the way on his ride to jail>when the arrived at the intake the fellow called him more names and said he would have my sons jod,my son still acted in a profenal way,then own the way upstairs he told my son that he would kill his mother(me)just when he said that my son triped him.the drugs he had hid came fallen out.this fellow is now serving time not just for drugs but for threats.
942192
Ideologically, the criminal. In the real world however, this is practically impossible. This is due to natural bias' the occur from judge to judge. That is, it would be hard to have fair and balenced judgements with various opinions making those decisons.
901478
There are plenty of errors on here.  Cops do not have to have a warrant to arrest you nor do they have to read you your rights if they are only arresting you.  More importantly, the biggest error is the failure of people asking legal questions to include the jurisdiction they are in.  Apparently many people on here believe that law is universal and exactly the same in all places which it is not.  It drives me nuts when people don't put the jurisidiction in the question.  Thanks for giving me a place to vent!
1050037
I saw a show on thirteen world about this topic, it is very interesting. \nIt should vary from case to case. If someone found evidence of prior  hate or bad thoughts and such for the victim of the crime, they should have a some jail time, but even if they commited murder, it is  not wise to put them to jail because they were unconcious. If you can prove that they were concious that in fact changes everything. Judges should handle this with thought. I Disagree with everyone else because subconsious movement may be a sickness.
940076
Your right, there not all the same. But the ones that have been total jerks, and have taken advantage of their position-have given Police Officers a bad name. The ones who beat up people while they are arresting someone, the ones who get off using their tazers more than once on someone, the ones who treat people inhuman while you are jailed-I could go on and on. I have talked to people, and heard the most ugliest stories-It's a CONTROL factor for some humans using their job to hide behind! BUT, God Bless the good Officers!  They put their best foot forward, and their life may be in constant danger protecting us. They are Angels sent from Heaven!
525028
Dear Friend,\n\nIf that's all there is to the story, there is a 0% chance you're going to jail.\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois
843963
Nope, murder sanctioned by the government and police always goes unpunished... unless it's to boost political support, in which case they get made into sacrifices for public approval.