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Mar. 11, 2000

Burned-out Police Cross Ethical Lines

DICTA This week's 'Law & Order' shows why good cops go bad.

By Stephen A. Mansfield
        Burnout does not excuse police misconduct. Our police force must protect our safety and our constitutional rights regardless of the stresses of police work. But Detective Lennie Briscoe is not Superman, despite his joking claim that his X-ray vision was the basis for his unconstitutional pat-down of a suspect for a gun.
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