Posted on 01/07/2015 2:10:40 PM PST by potlatch
I did read that. I don’t see why it requires the Texas Rangers to arrest the former officer - the local police know exactly what happened, know it violated policy, and it was so egregious that they immediately fired him. I do not understand why an arrest wasn’t also done. I understand that they forwarded recommendations to the DA, but I see absolutely no reason why that former officer should not have been booked into the local jail. Let him bail out while the DA considers charges and the Texas Rangers continue their investigation.
This was an upsetting incident, especially in this town. I don’t recall anything like this happening before. This policeman was obviously not well trained and he must have a very bad temper. Thankfully he’ll never be in law enforcement again.
I understand what you are saying. There will be some followups to this story, especially if the family sues him.
Cop looks ‘droided up.
He has a mean, ugly look on his face to me.
Well there is a contradiction in claims here, as this was indeed in Texas.
By the way, I'm not against ex-felons getting guns. Just that, same rules should be applied to bad cops. If bad cops are allowed to become cops again and have guns after being kicked off the force, then so should ex-felons. Only difference is, that ex-felons may need to protect themselves, while the public needs to be defended from bad cops who mistreat the public.
Most of us know that, even as we pile on when a bad seed pops up. At other times, some tend to think that a thug gets just desserts even when a relatively minor crime results in death. We cover all the colors of the spectrum here - as it should be.
I have heard people say several times of different cops "I knew him in high school. He was a bully then, too."
In TX you only need a high school diploma as far as education goes. In CA you need a degree. I think that may be a factor.
I had a cop threaten to shoot me in Mesquite, TX because when he stopped me for speeding I pulled to the shoulder rather than the center lane. His exact words were "That's a good way to get yourself shot".
Heh-heh, an ex-brother-in-law of mine was like that. I had moved out at 19 and got my own place, and was buddies with his older brother. Younger brother was always stoned on drugs and drunk, getting into trouble. He asked to move in with me after fights with their alcoholic mom, and I agreed when he was 17. In run-ins with cops he struck up a rapport with them, and later decided to become one. Back then, in San Francisco a college degree wasn't required. He went to night school and got a high school equivalency diploma, having dropped out of regular school at 16. (During the time living together we dated a pair of sisters, ended up marrying them later.)
After becoming a cop, he laughed about the times he and his cop buddies beat the crap out of people they came across. Some years later, he mellowed out and stopped being a bully. I guess a lot of rookies are like that, being a bully at first but then maturing later on and recognizing the evil they do. I have other relatives who became cops, disgusted at the bad behavior of some rookies. A couple quit because of what they saw other cops doing. Yes, bad cops are out there. Also good ones.
Meant to get back to you nully. Had computer problems and it ended up in the shop.
There’s been a lot more in the newspaper. Both the fired policeman and the victim are talking of suing, lol. Who didn’t know that was gonna happen.....?
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