you might wonder at my generally negitive reaction to your self KT.... but if you start out with an insult perhaps you can work it out why...? this one I'll let pass as a sign of good faith
absolutely.... they are not judge jury and eq....... however law exists before it gets to be considered by a court. Law is applied before it gets considered by a court and the police are one of the many agencies that do exactly that...
in pragmatic terms the court adjudicates on interpretations, or they clarify the interpretation.. or they make rulings that provide interpretation...
the police like all of us make our own interpretations of what the law means, the court decides who is right...
No one is arguing that the police don't push boundaries... they do, but you could also argue that they should because it forces the law to get tidied up if undesireable outcomes result.
The system only works if accountability is obvious... that case is a prime example..
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