TR> ASKACOP.
You are, of course, entirely correct, and I'll try to reign in my enthusiasm 
(?!) and be more topical.
Speaking of which - a guy that works for me has 7 years on the force - the 
last 5 detailed one place or another.  He had the bad grace to shoot a person 
exiting a stolen car after being fired upon (NOT the perp, the cop).  He had 
the misfortune to have good aim in poor visibility, and returned the fire - 
the guy died, but the entry was in his back.  Guy had a record, was known as 
a 
bad guy - no gun found.  He's been tried once already (they tried to indict 
for murder, got manslaughter, and he was tried on voluntary manslaughter, 
hung 
the jury) almost 5 years ago, and now he's once again supposed to be retried 
- 
and just got postponed again until August. 
He was a good cop.  He'll probably never go back on the street - and because 
he's under indictment, he can't carry (which effectively paints a target on 
his short, white-blond Aryan-appearing butt) and nobody knows when it'll end. 
 
Involuntary manslaughter carries a mandatory 3 years, and we've already had 
one cop locked up for three years when a car thief took off with the cop's 
arm 
in his window, and was shot for his effort after dragging the cop for a bit.  
THAT cop was not highly regarded, but he still got screwed.
How long does it usually take to try a cop in one of these?  The shooting is 
5 
years old - and until that is done we won't know if there's a civil action to 
face or not.
Strikes me that this is beyond reason.
Oh, yes - did I forget - in both cases the perp was black, the cops white - 
but that isn't supposed to have anything to do with the proceedings....
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