Why do they hire cops with D.U.I convictions???

Question

Lets say there are 2 applicants, applicant a) has a $50 petty thefy conviction regarded as moral turpitude a instant disqualifier. applicant b) has a drunk driving conviction, basically they put others lives at risk, thats like walking drunk with a loaded gun, yet why is d.u.i. not regarded as moral turpitude and an instant disqualifier when it is a much worser crime?

Answer 1

my ex is a cop...with a dui conviction...he use to take me drinking at 18...yet would arrest under aged kids for the same thing...i think its hypocritical.. oh by the way then he would drive us home drunk..and if someone cut us off he would phone in their plates...

now I look back and it makes me sick...He did get fired...thank god...

Answer 2

I don't know any department that will hire a cop with a DUI conviction.  

Answer 3

You're asking if they're going to let you drive a city owned vehicle after you have recklessly entered a vehicle while you were impaired and decided to operate it and get caught... Let me think... NO

Answer 4

Theft requires an intentional act, brought about by poor morals.

Most drunk drivers simply make an error in judgment, based on their impaired condition. A person is more likely to learn from a mistake brought on by a temporary condition, as opposed to a mistake based on moral turpitude. This is because morals are developed over time. A mistake only takes a moment.

As long as the officer remains sober, there is no concern. However, and officer with poor morals is a concern. The exception would be an alcoholic, who should be screened out by the hiring process.

Answer 5

You toss around teh term "moral turpitude" - is this a statutory term?  If so, then you and all your fellow voters share the blame of classifying perfectly moral crimes as MT charges.  Also, if MT is indeed a term of art, then  that does not necessarily bear on whether it is or is not a MT crime.  Personally, I think the world needs way too much expensive help for people to watse their money on booze and cigarettes, but that's just my opinion - whatever jurisdiction you're writing in may feel differently.

You should specify (for purposes of argument) whether all kinds of petty theft in your jurisdiction amount to moral turpitude crimes (I suspect that you're leaving out some detauls like whether it was theft from the victim's person which would amount to a felony in NY) and whether DUI in your jurisdiction is not.  That would give us a better idea of whether the crimes really are unfairly classified.