07/06/2021
If Birmingham police officers are not afraid of conducting themselves in such a manner in their private lives, the questions that must be posed are how many other Birmingham police officers are conducting themselves in a similar manner, and how many other Birmingham police officers are getting away with other illegal acts? This is not the first case of alleged r**e by a Birmingham police officer and it will not be the last. Birmingham police officers have also been charged with murder and other serious felonies as well. With great power comes great responsibility. Still the officers are people. The difference being of course is that they are trained at law enforcement academies, and must be certified by the state before receiving a badge, a weapon, and all the other acoutrements of being a law enforcement officers. This makes them state agents, and when acting in their "official" capacities, they are endowed with, "state agent immunity". Thus being state officials, we naturally hold them to a higher standard when acting in their official capacities. After all they are professionals.and we should expect and receive more out of their professionalism, not less..
A Birmingham police officer arrested over the weekend is accused of drugging and ra**ng his alleged victim, and officials said Tuesday there are likely more victims who have yet to come forward. Officer Matthew Wilcox, 37, was taken into custody Saturday. He is charged with first-degree r**e, unlawf...
