In article >, John F. Carr wrote:
> In article . com>,
> Harry K > wrote:
>>
>>Mike T. wrote:
>>>
>>> Why is it that every time a cop ****s up BIG TIME, he is rewarded with a
>>> PAID VACATION?????????????????????????????????????????? ? -Dave
>>
>>You do understand our system of justice? Innocent until proven guilty?
>> Yes they are put on paid leave until the investigation etc is over and
>>then the penalty of whatever is applied. I guess you want everyone to
>>be penalized at the instant of being accused of something eh?

> That's how the system works for the rest of us.
>
> A civilian in the same situation would be arrested on suspicion
> of homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. He would
> lose his job. He would lose his driver's license. He would be
> liable for $5K to $50K in lawyer's fees. If he was lucky he
> would have enough money left to make bail. He would be out on
> probation -- not a free man -- for six months or a year until
> trial. The dead woman's family's lawyers would have filed a
> multimillion dollar lawsuit and put a lien on his house. And
> none of this depends on his guilt. If he wins at both trials,
> he still goes through all of this.
>
> Suspension without pay is much better treatment than civilians get.

Exactly. If a regular person is so much accused, he's in deep ****. A
cop, well that's special. And someone is going jabber about them being on
the job at the time... so is someone who drives a delivery truck.