Business Law The Blue Code of Silence Discussion

The blue code of silence, also known as the blue shield, is theunwritten rule that police officers in the United States do not reportother officer’s misconducts, bribery or crimes. During interviews ininternal affairs investigations, the officers will claim ignorance ofthe wrongdoing. No officer will testify against another officer.Case scenario: Officer A is a gambler and lostseveral thousand dollars at the casino. Officer B has a family and nofinancial problems. Both officers are on patrol in a businessneighborhood. Officer B watches officer A leaving several small storeswith a stack of cash in his hands. He asks officer A about the money andhe answers that the store owners give him donations for patrolling thestores at night and to ensure that they are not burglarized.

Based on the scenario discuss the following questions:

Is officer A acting ethical?Are the actions of Officer A criminal?What would you do if you are officer B?Should officer B notify the supervisor or ignore it?