Reply #103: I consulted to state police agencies

[davekriss]

for many years (there was a bitter time in my youth when I went for the $$$). I gained lots of respect for most of them. They were professional, most strived to high standards, and they had really tough jobs (and they really liked their donuts, believe it or not!). I recall, though, the stories. One desk-bound detective, for example, that always had to sit with his back to a wall and his eyes toward the door even though he'd been off the streets for a decade. There is a tendency, through daily exposure to the worst of us, to first think people are guilty and up to no good. Every large agency has its Division of Internal Investigations because there are a few who shoot first and ask questions later. It comes with the job.

The situation under discussion, IMO, deserves investigation at this point, not judgment. And you can't blame us if we face that investigation with a helpful dose of skepticism, livin' in Bushworld and all. Call it political PTSD.