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Originally Posted by SackAttack
Sounds to me like police should be required to take comparable representation to those they arrest.
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So you want to ban police officers accused of crimes from hiring private attorneys?
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Originally Posted by SackAttack
Bingo. Certain jobs we reserve to certain classes, to particular types of training. Police officers, as doctors, ought to be held to a higher standard than your average concealed carry permit holder, because of the value we ostensibly place on what they offer to society.
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And you think the criminal law should vary depending on how much society should expect from the group the suspect or defendant belongs to? Who will be in charge of ranking groups in terms of how much we should expect from them? I can't wait for that debate.
In a civil context, like medical malpractice, we can talk about "reasonable standards of care" in the medical profession. In the employment context, there should be lots of types of conduct that can get a prosecutor or police officer fired. When we're talking about murder charges, life in prison, or potentially the death penalty, no, you don't get fewer rights if we "expect more" from the group you belong to.