Police officers should not always enforce the law equally in all situations. There is wide interpretation of laws and it would be nearly impossible to enforce the laws equally because of this. Discretion is something used by police officers it allows them to enforce the law. You cant write a law that covers every situation a officer will possibly be in. So discretion is necessary. A weakness of discretion is a police officer can abuse his power. A example of a strength of discretion would be when something relatively small happens like a traffic stop a officer can give you a warning. The relationship between discretion and police ethics. Ethics come into play
