OldMan&theWeed
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Consider for a moment this hypothetical scenario:
A friendly cop (it could be your neighbor, golfing buddy, or brother-in-law) accidentally stumbles on your counter-ban. He expresses a casual interest and tells you that he suspects that the item in question might be illegal, but he’s not sure if he has misidentified it. Your friendly law enforcement officer then tells you that he’ll be back later to verify if the item in question is in-deed illegal.
After he leaves, you destroy your counter-ban. During his next visit he off-handedly comments on the possibly illegal item. You don’t answer, the conversation veers off in another direction, and the thing is never mentioned again.
My question is:
Can a cop artfully let someone off the hook? Is it considered a form of unethical, or even corrupt behavior if he does this?
A friendly cop (it could be your neighbor, golfing buddy, or brother-in-law) accidentally stumbles on your counter-ban. He expresses a casual interest and tells you that he suspects that the item in question might be illegal, but he’s not sure if he has misidentified it. Your friendly law enforcement officer then tells you that he’ll be back later to verify if the item in question is in-deed illegal.
After he leaves, you destroy your counter-ban. During his next visit he off-handedly comments on the possibly illegal item. You don’t answer, the conversation veers off in another direction, and the thing is never mentioned again.
My question is:
Can a cop artfully let someone off the hook? Is it considered a form of unethical, or even corrupt behavior if he does this?