justice, Hawaii style

[PaulW]

Usually the accused in cases like these just try to think up any plausible excuse (or their lawyer does). Truth doesn't come into it. Everybody lies.

[My 2 cents]

I can buy it that trauma can cause irrational behavior, but at some point you have to come to your senses. Traumatized or not, the cop knew it was wrong to leave the scene, knew it was wrong to lie about it, and knew it was wrong to try to cover it up. He's a COP after all, he should know these things better than anyone. If he had returned to the scene within an hour or so and come clean at that time then I would perhaps cut him some slack. He did not.

This "trauma defense" that worked so well for him will no doubt be tried again, probably by a civilian next time. It will be interesting to see where that goes. And if it works at the civilian level then you can expect fleeing the scene to become common practice.

[EightFingers]

Still, he’ll have the memory of it the rest of his life. Maybe he won’t feel any guilt now, but later.....who knows? Circumstances change and karma never forgets.