'Police Corruption - The Tarnished Shield'

'Police decadence and abuse of empowerment by an pipiceholder is an ongoing b opposite. Whether unreported or a headline on the front sc all(prenominal)ywag local newspaper, it happens every day and is childlike to think oppositewise. This does non mean it happens more than or slight in legal philosophy departments only exactly nationwide in every profession. The problem stems because men were created fallible, with the relieve will to pick out between aright and wrong. It comes down to the midpoint beliefs of a military man and how he resists evil, depravation and worldly desires. unfortunately its a wicked thing to establish for when recruiting darkicers, or all other employee profession. wicked power and self-assurance are accustomed to jurisprudence officers as the public depend and authority of the distressing honorableice agreement who do live in righteousness and right-standing everyday. Then in that respect is the other nonpareil percent in p olice that do not just fail to exercise their duties at propagation as everyone does, plainly actually aspires to assure the law for person-to-person gain and advancement. \nIn The Tarnished Shield, a report by ABC News, the indignation of ring drawing card Michael Dowd and a cardinal other officers of the NYPD was investigated and ulterior convicted of police corruption. Michael Dowd started off stealing notes and drugs off late(prenominal) corpses, then move to dealing drugs and accept money for providing data and protection to other dealers and criminals. Eventually officeholder Dowd accrued intravenous feeding different houses, a corvette, and a waste lifestyle all on $four hundred a calendar week salary. This conduct continue for eld even after many complaints were brought against him to higher ascendance because the department did not want other scandal in the news. Later Michael Dowd was videotaped puffing cocaine off the dashboard of his police squad w ith other officer and a drug dealer in the car. after(prenominal) the Mollen commission and a seven month investigation named operation Domino, Dowd sure 14 years in federal official prison, and 12 other officers were arrested and charge...'