In reference to the legal system and its attorneys, What does the term “self-policing” mean?
A. It’s an oxymoron at best. The general rule is that self-policing is a conflict of interest; much the same as if you were to pay yourself cash out of your employers cash register. Self policing also lacks a system of checks and balances. From wikipedia – “Self-policing of any group is also a conflict of interest. If any organization, such as a corporation or government bureaucracy, is asked to eliminate unethical behavior within their own group, it may be in their interest in the short run to eliminate the appearance of unethical behavior, rather than the behavior itself, by keeping any ethical breaches hidden, instead of exposing and correcting them. An exception occurs when the ethical breach is already known by the public. In that case, it could be in the group’s interest to end the ethical problem to which the public has knowledge, but keep remaining breaches hidden.” This wiki excerpt is partially responsible for this site taking action in disseminating publicly the misconduct o
