The responsibility of the Department of Justice, when it comes to law enforcement, is to determine whether crimes have been committed and to prosecute those crimes under the principles of federal prosecution.
We must try to understand the true weight of law enforcement officers' burdens.
One policeman may be a friend, but two are the Law.
Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for law enforcement officers to assist in protecting the public outside their jurisdictions is that it may give them encouragement or even a sense of obligation to do so.
If you're driving, and a cop is behind you, you automatically think they're going to pull you over, but cops have so much more going on than to think about pulling you over. The last thing a real cop wants to do is write a ticket. That's the truth.
I'm a former mayor. I know that being a cop is not an easy job. But when police officers misbehave, they've got to be held accountable.
No officer should be allowed to behave as if they are above the law, just because they are responsible for upholding the law.
