But, to really be well versed in the law, don't you have to have a "law degree" ? Don't all licensed lawyers have to have a college degree from a law school and then pass a state bar exam? In other words, you don't have a law degree and a license to practice law, you are basically a soldier following orders! Which is what this cop was doing. And the department that he works for has already admitted they are taken action to make changes this doesn't happen again.