Quote Originally Posted by Flixy View Post
Considering police had to be impartial and be above suspicion, no, the department shouldn't defend him. His own lawyer should do that, and he should not get preferential treatment from the police department (and ideally, the investigation should be done by an independent body). If not, either the guy did nothing wrong and is exonerated, but because the police department wasn't impartial, the result of the investigation is doubted which erodes public trust of the police, or cops who actually did misbehave are also not held responsible, which is obviously also a bad thing.
Eh? If I'm your supervisor and I think you haven't done wrong I've got your back. That's basic. Absolutely the department should be looking for the truth and investigating impartially however they also have a vested interest in supporting their own AND managing public opinion. This is true in pretty much all government based organizations.