Quote: Well gentlemen, I hope your collective cynicism here extends to not only governmental entities but to all groups of people, because it is indeed deep in the human soul to be more lenient with our judgement when it comes to one of "us" than when it concerns those "others" out there.
Yep, this phenomenon is practiced all the time in instances of familial bonds, between friends, those who's religious convictions are shared, and a host of other likenesses people hold as a common denominator.
It basically boils down to the idea of "Loyalty" being prized higher than the ideas of "Ethics" and "Objectivity".
Yes, but how many groups have the ability to sweep a well reported criminal killing under the rug with absolutely no recourse? Or any other crime for that matter. I don't care who is a member of your local Elks Club it's pretty unlikely that they could get you out of this one.
I always find it particularly nauseating to hear an LEO claim that the are "held to a higher standard".
They aren't held to any kind of standard from my experience. Much like 007, they have a license to kill.
