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Should police have to submit to routine drug and alcohol testing?

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Police should have to submit to a routine drug test, since drugs are illegal. Alcohol, on the other hand is legal. I think driving under the influence of alcohol is another issue to be investigated, whether on duty or not.

Although, police are law enforcers, I am not convinced that they are not all law-abiding citizens. They are not above the law and come in contact with loads of confiscated drugs. I am sure bank video cameras are set up not only to capture potential crime, but the tellers daily activity. Why should any person in law have a problem with a random check, if they are innocent?

We have seen over the years that even persons of the cloth do not necessarily practice what they preach. Police officers should make an example to the public and grab a random plastic cup. The reality is that we are all guilty, until proved innocent.

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Should police have to submit to routine drug and alcohol testing?

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by Sandra Watson

There really should be no question in this matter. Official documentation of an officer's use of alcohol or drugs should
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by Darcey Lee

I say absolutely yes to this question. Just because the police are in a uniform does not mean they are the choir boy of the
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by Peter Dalton

The pervasive attitude in our society today is guilty until proven innocent. I would have to say that is a total reversal
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by Donald Z. Smith

Routine drug and alcohol testing of Police Officers is not necessary as Police Agencies, by the nature of their expertise,
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