Bobby Cutts Jr. Murder Trial: Will it Be a Fair Trial?

For those of you not familiar with this case, it is a murder trial against a former Canton, Ohio, police officer. Bobby Cutts Jr. is accused of the murder of his girlfriend, Jessie Davis, and their unborn daughter, Chloe. Mr. Cutts and Ms. Davis already had a child together, a son named Blake. Blake was two at the time of his mother's death. Bobby Cutts Jr's trial began Monday, February 4, in Stark County Common Pleas Court. As the sibling of two former law enforcement officers and having personally known several other officers over the years, I have various views on this topic.

First of all, my oldest brother with over 20 years of service as a law enforcement officer was accused of misconduct and forced to retire from his position in 2002. I have personally seen how bias is taken into account when a member of law enforcement is accused. My brother's situation was nothing close in comparison to the murder indictments handed down to Bobby Cutts Jr. However, in most instances, he was already judged before anyone had any idea of what really happened. There was no jury and no trial, just the accusations and forced retirement release making the local paper was enough for folks to form their opinions. As his sister, I personally resented that. He was a very dedicated, hard-working officer.

He had many awards and achievements under his belt. People would tell how much they liked that cop because he was fair and gave a guy the benefit of the doubt or how he had helped them in some way or another over the years, yet it was those same people who jumped on the bashing bandwagon once the news hit the press. It's as if most individuals are swayed one way or the other depending on the story behind it. If there's good news, you're a great guy. If it's bad news, you're the scum of the earth.