At the beginning of my presentation, I talked about the commitment of police officers to their society and their community. One important aspect of their work has to do with their training. From the outset, they are taught to be honest, upright and impartial. When they arrive at the scene of an incident, they must not have any bias with respect to the individuals involved. They must be objective and see what is happening. They then gather the information and gradually come to some conclusion about the incident and the way it occurred. They are taught in their training to be objective.
We have seen police officers sit on boards of directors or on committees on ethical matters and other matters as well. They must be objective and analyze the case before them. Police officers are not excluded from selection boards. They conduct interviews; they are familiar with the process. They follow the rules. At the first meeting, they are told how the committee works, and they follow that procedure.