Question

There are many examples of police misconduct. Explain at least two reasons that could cause an honest officer to violate the law

Answer 1

Answer:

Usually, the police tend to respect the rights of citizens and behave according to the rules of their profession, without overreaching and protecting citizens and their rights.

But on some occasions, police officers can overstep their roles and violate some constitutional rights of citizens, whether conscientiously or not.

In the latter case, the police often overstep their duties without the intention of doing so, but as a consequence of the situations to which they are exposed. Thus, for example, more than once a police officer has mistakenly shot a suspect who was in the middle of a persecution operation or at a crime scene, or even many times the police have arrested people who were not committing any crime, just for the simple fact of being suspicious.