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Cops Aren?t Always Right

By Walin & Klarich

Do you assume that a cop must be telling the truth or must be abiding by all of the laws just because they are a cop? This is certainly not the case! Time and time again we see cops who do not follow the laws that they took an oath to uphold and in turn violate the constitutional rights that every single American has! They do it for a variety of reasons including: to get a conviction, because they are corrupt, etc. Nonetheless, for whatever reason that cops do not follow the law, it does not make it right! A recent example of cops breaking the law would be the notorious Rampart division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The corruption scandal involving the Rampart division as well as recent misconduct by other LAPD officers has resulted in a recent mandate by the Los Angles Police Commission...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on March 03, 2008 (boomark / email).