6 Serious Crimes That Police Officers Can Get Away With

4. False statement

Since the police officers are the ones leading the investigations and documenting the crimes, their words sometimes can be a crucial evidence. This power is in some cases abused by the police officers, who can give a false statement about the important elements of the case, thus leading to the conviction of someone innocent or letting go someone who is guilty. It looks like this isn’t a big deal, since 22% of the police officers accused of giving false statements were able to keep their jobs.