Despite everything we would all wish, being a cop isn't always an easy choice on what to do. A couple of things from last night brought that to mind for me. Everything isn't always a black and white situation, and sometimes doing the right thing isn't doing the right thing...
The first incident involved a coworker who's a good friend as well. I was backing him on a little situation where he had a guy who most likely should have gone to jail - not needed to, but should if the difference makes sense. Unfortunately, the individual in question was a friend of his, which put him in a tough position and it wasn't anything I could jump in on. I helped him out where I could, and he resolved things for the night which is sometimes all we can hope for - but he was also frustrated at being in that position, which I greatly understand.
Later on that night I ended up with one of my own - a guy who was acting up, and basically talked himself into a pair of handcuffs by being dumb. Not much of a charge though, it's almost the famous "contempt of cop" that you will hear about. But now I'm really wishing I could have found another way. Yes, the guy was a mope, and he needs more time on his record what with everything he's into - and there was more to it, but unfortunately nothing we could legally find. But I still just feel like I let things get to an arrest that could have somehow been handled differently.
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