Reply #28: I don't think they were ashamed. They were sort of screwed.

[JacksonWest]

And they made it worse. If you work in law enforcement, you're not supposed to shoot people in the back. It can be justifiable, and a lot of times it is. But, as a matter of policy and publicity, you're not supposed to do it. It's ok to shoot someone who's running away-given the nature of the crime they have committed(or ar reasonably suspected of). Generally, if the suspect is non-violent and unarmed, you can't shoot them. Sort of makes sense, eh?

So, they shoot this guy. They covered it up. I'm not sure why they shot them-it doesn't matter. What matters is they covered it up after the fact. That is why they're in prison. I think it's a tough sentence....but they definitely deserve to be punished. The beating was ridiculous, and shouldn't have happened. The ironic thing is that a FOX show-America's most Wanted- did a feature on the two ex-cops, and they played that program in the prison. So, now, Fox news is leading the charge to "pardon" these men.

It's a sad case. I don't support the unjust imprisonment of anyone. The fact that they were not placed apart or kept apart is a disgrace. I don't think a pardon is the way to go though.