Police Vs Ordinary Citizens

When it comes to the investigation of a crime police officers are investigated differently than an ordinary citizen. Although, the rule of law is innocent until proven guilty, police officers are treated better than an ordinary citizen who is accused of a crime if not the same crime. Usually when an ordinary citizen is accused of a crime they are arrested on the spot and put in jail. On some occasions they are offered bail but there is that percent of people who are not offered bail and they must sit in jail awaiting all their court dates. Another problem is some citizens can’t afford bail, so they don’t really have a choice as to if they are going to get out. When it comes a police officer they are usually suspended with or without pay depending on the crime they are being accused of. For example, in the article, Officer on paid leave while being investigated for …show more content…
An ordinary citizen would not be able to get this treatment and if in their case they can’t make bail they would probably lose out on their job for sitting in jail because they can’t afford bail and they would be missing work. That article is a good example of how different an ordinary citizen would get treated compared to a police officer I think it is crazy how you can be investigated for misconduct but still be played and 9 times out of 10 you are probably guilty. According to, Shielded from Justice: How State Attorneys General Can Provide Structural Remedies to the Criminal Prosecutions of Police Officers by Isaac G. Lara, the min challenge is prosecutors are failing at persuading grand juries to indict police officers. Because of this the outcomes are different. When it comes to investigating ordinary citizens