What do police officers have to say about the
indictment of three Atlanta police officers -- two of whom have now
pled guilty -- in the murder of Kathryn Johnston? Well,
not much.
Officer.com has a
thread on this topic, which consists primarily of debate over the facts of the case. There are a few factually incorrect statements, and several corrections, but what you won't find is any substantive discussion of the systemic drug war corruption that made this tragedy inevitable.
The only exception is this comment from the ubiquitous
Howard Wooldridge of
LEAP:
The 'facts' will probably always remain murky. I blame the Drug War for the entire incident and grandma was simply more collateral damage. This is far f/ the first oops which caused death and won't be the last. Until we become as wise as our grandparents and end this New Prohibition, our profession will continue to suffer, as does the community we protect. Someone tell me one advantage, one good outcome of this policy after we have spent a trillion taxpayer dollars and arrested some 36 million people...Hiway Howie
Sadly, no one even responds to Howard. It is really quite disappointing to find that one of the most shocking revelations of police misconduct in recent years provokes such shallow discussion from law-enforcement officers.
Until police take interest in the numerous lessons to be learned from such tragedies,
the list will just continue to grow.