It’s Elementary, my Dear Watson

 

August 28, 2005 -- According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), SLED rejects 33.3% of the applicants applying for SLED agent positions. 

 

According to SLED, the reason they reject 33.3% of applications received is because of police misconduct.

 

According to SLED, the police misconduct they discover involves use of excessive force and handling of cash and evidence.

 

According to SLED, the reason they discover these acts of police misconduct is because during the interview process, they tell the applicants that they will be required to take a lie detector test.  

 

Based on this information, it is reasonable to expect that if all police officers employed in South Carolina know that a lie detector test will become standard operating procedure, particularly when an allegation of misconduct is made against them, the majority of police officers will cease engaging in occasional conduct that could result in disciplinary action, and the bad police officers will be exposed and finally removed from our ranks.

 

Locally, a group of concerned citizens have proposed a program called the Police Officer Conduct Accountability Act.  Their program utilizes the lie detector test as a mechanism for identifying and removing bad cops from law enforcement.  It will also serve as a deterrent for the good police officers that occasionally engage in questionable conduct. 

 

We’re all aware of the problem.  SLED already has given us the answer.  Now local governments must implement the Police Officer Conduct Accountability Act.  To obtain a copy of the Police Officer Conduct Accountability Act, click here.