[ops33]

I was talking with my wife the other night about these arrests. She mentioned how hard it must be for the police officers to have to watch this type of thing. Necessary, because of their job and the investigation, but it must be extremely hard on the person doing the investigation.

[Clive]

"... but it must be extremely hard on the person doing the investigation."

Yes it is. Burn-out is a real occupational hazard for coppers and child protection officers.

[Richard Kimball]

Unfortunately, vice crimes are also seductive. I talked to one higher up in a local large city police department, and he said they limit their officers to vice assignment to somewhere between two and four years. According to him, if an officer stays longer than that, he ends up being as dirty as the criminals he's chasing. He was referring to prostitution and drugs, not child porn, but the problem is that once the inherent shock of exposure is broken down, officers get dragged into the life style.

Humans tend to norm to those around them. It's our greatest strength and weakness.