Bobby Cutts and Law Enforcement

Accused murderer Bobby Cutts took the stand today, and speculation as to what really happened between Jessie Davis and Cutts swirled around the Internet. Cutts stated that it was an accident. He said that he acted "irrationally." He claimed that he did not come forward because no one would have believed him.

As his side of the story is told, what stays in my mind is the image of his two-year-old child Blake telling his grandmother that , "Mommy broke the table" and "Mommy's in the rug." The thought of the two-year-old child that he left alone is simply heartbreaking. That child most likely scarred for life.

On the surface, former Canton Police officer Bobby Cutts Jr. did not look like someone who had a dark side, but several interviews with ex-girlfriends state otherwise.

I don't live in Canton, Ohio, but I do find it interesting that Bobby Cutts Jr. was fired then rehired by the Canton Police department. It just makes me wonder: Can police officers do no wrong? Do they think they are above the law?

I am sure that for every hundred cops there is at least one that at least shows signs of either being corrupt, or thinking that they are above the law. Think about it though, in just about every profession, wouldn't you find someone on a power trip? I mean Britney Spears is speeding in her car on a regular basis and to my knowledge does not get a ticket every time; is she above the law?

The fact that Bobby Cutts was a police officer is going to effect this trial. It is going to affect the jury. I think everyone has opinions on police officers based on there own experiences with the law. I have personally had nothing but pleasant experiences with the police. I look at the police as helpful, as not corrupt, and as your friend. They have helped me immensely both times my car has been broken into and I have truly appreciated it.

That being said I think I would have a bias in the case thinking that if he was a former police officer he would be less likely to commit such a crime because of the naive assumption that police officers are inherently good. That assumption was quickly overshadowed by the facts of the case and the allegations against him by his ex-girlfriend and rumors of him physically abusing his nine year old daughter.

Sources:

"Missing woman's toddler son may offer clues", MSNBC, June 19, 2007.
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