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Cop quits after strip club visit with ‘Bridget the Midget’
Boston Herald ^ | 7/20/10 | Dave Wedge

Posted on 07/20/2010 7:47:50 AM PDT by raccoonradio

A Stoughton cop has resigned after hitting a strip joint on duty to try and meet "the world’s smallest porn star," putting an unapproved laser scope on his gun and lying to investigators, the town’s police chief told the Herald today.

Officer Richard P. Bennett, 28, has stepped down after five officers reported he left his patrol to go to Alex’s gentleman’s club to meet "Bridget the Midget," a 3-foot, 9-inch tall porn star, Stoughton Police Chief Paul Shastany said.

Bennett, who was honored by the department in June for his work in helping catch an accused killer, also installed a laser sight on his department-issued handgun and then lied to investigators, the chief said.

"He modified his weapon without permission," Shastany said. "And when he was interviewed, was untruthful. If an officer is untruthful, you do not have a place in this organization."

Of the strip club visit, Shastany said: "He went there and left his beat and wanted to meet this person."

"This person" was Bridget Powers, a 29-year-old adult film star who performed at Alex’s in June. Powers, known as Bridget the Midget, has been a guest on

The Howard Stern Show and has appeared in several pornographic films, as well as some mainstream movies, including "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" and "8 mm." Shastany said Bennett "resigned because he knew he would be terminated." A valid phone number for Bennett could not be found this morning.

The chief lauded officers who reported the alleged violations. The suburban department has been wracked by a widespread corruption scandal that led to the downfall of the previous chief.

"Officers in the department have been beat up and maligned by the actions of a few," Shastany said. "Officers, no less than five, reported this. It’s an embarassment and an affront to their efforts to rebuild this department. I applaud them and this is an example where officers are working hard to hold themselves accountable and are not going to tolerate any wrongdoing."


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KEYWORDS: bridget; cleaninghouse; codeofsilence; cop; cultureofcorruption; culturewar; donutwatch; howardstern; midget; napl; pornification
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To: whence911
I hope she has a flat top

...and no teeth.

21 posted on 07/20/2010 8:29:54 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Peanut butter was just peanut butter until I found Free Republic.........)
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To: Hot Tabasco

personal preference


22 posted on 07/20/2010 8:32:42 AM PDT by whence911 (Here illegally? Go home. Get in line!)
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To: DaxtonBrown
But for the grace of God, there go I. I mean, who in their right mind wouldn’t be tempted to lose their career over a midget porn star?


23 posted on 07/20/2010 8:49:39 AM PDT by Malone LaVeigh
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To: raccoonradio

Clearly this is ethnic profiling. Had the officer been named O’Shaunessey versus Bennett, I doubt we would have heard a word concerning the event. BTW, this post is useless without a picture. However am I to come to a verdict concerning the Officer’s guilt without a picture?


24 posted on 07/20/2010 8:55:19 AM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: Malone LaVeigh
Too bad about the tats. They spoil her looks.

Regards,

25 posted on 07/20/2010 9:11:55 AM PDT by alexander_busek
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To: raccoonradio
What's the attraction? A big frog in a small pond?

26 posted on 07/20/2010 9:19:19 AM PDT by y6162
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To: a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
He was called to account, and came up short.


27 posted on 07/20/2010 9:35:12 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

A Stoughton cop has resigned after hitting a strip joint on duty to try and meet "the world’s smallest porn star," putting an unapproved laser scope on his gun and lying to investigators, the town’s police chief told the Herald today. Officer Richard P. Bennett, 28, has stepped down after five officers reported he left his patrol to go to Alex’s gentleman’s club to meet "Bridget the Midget," a 3-foot, 9-inch tall porn star, Stoughton Police Chief Paul Shastany said. Bennett, who was honored by the department in June for his work in helping catch an accused killer, also installed a laser sight on his department-issued handgun and then lied to investigators, the chief said. "He modified his weapon without permission," Shastany said. "And when he was interviewed, was untruthful. If an officer is untruthful, you do not have a place in this organization." Of the strip club visit, Shastany said: "He went there and left his beat and wanted to meet this person." "This person" was Bridget Powers, a 29-year-old adult film star who performed at Alex’s in June. Powers, known as Bridget the Midget, has been a guest on The Howard Stern Show and has appeared in several pornographic films, as well as some mainstream movies, including "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" and "8 mm." Shastany said Bennett "resigned because he knew he would be terminated." A valid phone number for Bennett could not be found this morning. The chief lauded officers who reported the alleged violations. The suburban department has been wracked by a widespread corruption scandal that led to the downfall of the previous chief. "Officers in the department have been beat up and maligned by the actions of a few," Shastany said. "Officers, no less than five, reported this. It’s an embarassment and an affront to their efforts to rebuild this department. I applaud them and this is an example where officers are working hard to hold themselves accountable and are not going to tolerate any wrongdoing."


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Sure is a lot of Beating going on here.


28 posted on 07/20/2010 9:50:57 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (PALIN/MCCAIN IN 2012 - barf alert? sarc tag? -- can't decide)
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To: raccoonradio

” putting an unapproved laser scope on his gun “

His service weapon was left in the holster (rimshot)

Do they now call him Dead Eye Dick (rimshot)

Too funny - and a shame that this small person (or any woman) has to do this for a living....


29 posted on 07/20/2010 10:06:11 AM PDT by ASOC (Things are not always as they appear, ask the dog chasing the car)
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To: Slings and Arrows
Who would pass up a chance to see a star in person? So what if he made her a little police business?
30 posted on 07/20/2010 10:08:33 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: ASOC

Well she chooses to...btw several little people take advantage of their short stature to win acting roles, etc.
Would Peter Dinklage have gotten the role of Simon Bar Sinister in Underdog (IIRC) if her were 5’9” instead of 4’5”?
....And some little people not only take adv. of their
small stature for employment, but they also use the dreaded M-word that small statured people often object to—this results it stuff like self-described “midget wrestlers”...

http://www.atlantamidgetwrestling.com/


31 posted on 07/20/2010 10:14:29 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio

It’s a shame he resigned over something so small.


32 posted on 07/20/2010 10:48:38 AM PDT by matt1234 (The only crisis 0bama can manage is one he intentionally created.)
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To: raccoonradio

Little things mean a lot...


33 posted on 07/20/2010 12:14:35 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: raccoonradio
Sounds like he got the short end of the stick.

Losing his job was a tiny inconvenience.

He got in a teensy bit of trouble.

34 posted on 07/20/2010 12:25:08 PM PDT by synbad600
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To: humblegunner

Ping for your expertise.


35 posted on 07/20/2010 1:05:33 PM PDT by Eaker (Pablo is very wily)
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To: raccoonradio

kping


36 posted on 07/21/2010 6:14:38 AM PDT by glide625
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To: raccoonradio

Book Mark


37 posted on 07/21/2010 10:30:06 AM PDT by 5Madman2 (There is no such thing as an experienced suicide bomber)
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To: ASOC

Too funny - and a shame that this small person (or any woman) has to do this for a living...
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She used to be pretty ‘big’ in dwarf tossing.

Also it doesn’t take much to conjure up an image that her porn specialty has something to do with twirling


38 posted on 07/21/2010 11:18:40 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98 ) FIRE ALL INCUMBENTS)
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