So he didn’t “intentionally leave the dogs”? How does one accidentally leave a dog in a car? I’m not buying the “exhausted” excuse.
“I think he was exhausted from the job. The demands of working a midnight shift are very harsh on the body,” Rivera said.
Maybe he needs a different job, one less exhausting?
It wasn’t as though he were on duty for 24 hours or more. He shouldn’t be on duty at all if he was that incoherent after his shift.
Let me try to work this out. A person who worked from (say) 7 pm until 7 am was too physically exhausted to tend the trained service animals in his care after a 12 hour shift. What possible reasons could there be?
1) Didn't get enough sleep before starting work? Negligence. He knows what time he's supposed to work.
2) Had one too many adult beverages when he got home? Negligence. You put your tools/stock away BEFORE you relax.
3) Poor physical condition? Negligence. His job description demands he be able to perform any number of physically and psychologically difficult tasks at any moment.
4) Mental exhaustion? Negligence. See above.
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If you or I or anyone other than a police officer did this even with their OWN property, they would go to jail.
I regularly work midnight shifts (2 wks days, 2 wks nights 7 to 7) in the physical plant of a hospital. I have the safety and comfort of over 500 patients and all related support staff over a 34 acre campus as part of my varied responsibilities. If I did something like what this clown did, do you think a tribunal would exonerate me because I was a little bit tired?
This is yet another example of why the gap between the police and the public is becoming a chasm. The people are going to tire of it, and when that happens it will not end well for either side.