How do cops reconcile differences between legality and ethic

[Hyperion]

Simple question for anyone who associates with law enforcement: how do police reconcile differences between legality and ethics? It would be easy to reference marijuana, but a lot of police still live in the Dark Ages about that subject so perhaps something a little touchier. What opinion should a police officer hold of Martin Luther King Jr., someone who constantly broke the law?

I'm asking this because I refuse to befriend police officers so I have no one in real life to ask. I've perused some law enforcement forums and read a little about how police (at least the most vocal of them) cut off all ties with friends and family who smoke pot; I really wanted to pose this question about MLK directly to them to see them stumble over their words, but all of the forums are exclusive.

[OGPhilly]

In theory, at least, cops do their job which is arresting people who break the law. It's not the cops job to decide whether or not a law is moral.

[WizardfromOz]

[lnrw]

Well they do make moral decisions when they defend cops that should be prosecuted, and consequently are not prosecuted.

[OGPhilly]

[Stratego]

[lnrw]

[OGPhilly]

[The Dharma Bum]

[The Dharma Bum]

What a dick. There was no reason for that.