Logically, when the police arrest someone, they must be accompanied by strong evidence, not based on wanting to show that authority is in their hands or the rank that is on their shoulders. DT members don't have any arrogance or personal grudges when sticking someone's butt with red paint, they work according to the rules that apply in the forum.
Really? All the police have an evidence first before arresting someone? Wow, so the cases of planted evidence isn't real? That analogy isn't really helpful if you're defending or on the side of the DT members because it implies that they can give someone red trust with impunity.
Have to agree with you on that one, on both counts; cops often make arrests based on flimsy evidence and then expect the situation to resolve itself in the court system--and that's a huge pain in the ass for the defendant.
And when talking about DT members....they haven't always acted in good faith, although some of the worst examples of that are either gone from the forum or are no longer on DT. That's one big difference between cops and DT members; the latter will lose their position if they make too many bad judgements, whereas police officers rarely get fired unless they mess up in a very serious and very public way (like wrongful shootings and such).
Anyhow, I've already said my piece here. I just came across Latviand's post while reviewing his history and wanted to reply.