IF Casebolt's actions were serious and "indefensible" then he should be forced to quit. Yet he wasn't forced to quit.
So which is it Chief Conley?
black woman defends officer...2M views!
http://therightscoop.com/parents-take-responsibility-for-your-kids-black-moms-response-to-mckinney-incident-goes-viral/
I think the part of this that folks are “missing” is how he was not in control. He was in a bad situation, no doubt. But he did not retain his authoritative demeanor. He seemed to be freaking out.
He knew that. And that is why he quit.
I am not saying I could have done better, but he is paid to do better.
Then years...officer of the year...now gone for one incident...it will be the new norm...and police will back off everywhere ...end goal
A few other threads on this topic should anyone care to read the comments:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3298591/posts
Embattled McKinney police officer resigns following pool party video ^
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3298559/posts
McKinney officer resigns due to video of pulling gun on teens ^
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3298664/posts
McKinney Officer Resigns Amid Pool Party Investigation ^
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3298653/posts
Police Officer in McKinney, Tex., Resigns
Stupid blacks who stand up for black rioters, law breakers and arsonists are whining and complaining their way to a police free environment.
They aren’t going to like what they find there.
The officer has accepted responsibility for his action, resigned. and apologized to anyone he has offended. What more do you guys want. Now go find somewhere else to throw your stones.
How about starting with his chief and then moving up the food chain. Let’s see how much responsibility they take for this unfortunate incident in the coming days. Let’s see if they will present the real facts that show this incident was not motivated by racism.
Also consider everyone has a bad day at the “office” on occasion. I’ve been known to throw a keyboard or two out the window. It may be due to stress or other emotional factors in their lives. Of course, I’m assuming you have worked for a living and know this.
You may have been a boss at some point. If so, you know a boss is only as successful as the grunts who serve under him. Sometimes you have to hire, sometimes you have to fire, but ultimately you have to know what’s going on around you all the time. It’s a boss’s job to keep his grunts under control and to see that they comply with ‘company policy’ at all times. If the officer had issues, his boss should have been aware of them before this incident happened, not after.
I am very disappointed in how his chain of command has gone AWOL under political pressure. But that’s life and life is not always fair. Now that he has resigned and moved on let’s see whether he took all the ‘racial’ and ‘excessive force’ problems with him. And let’s see how many other grunts are eager to replace him and take the bullet.
Like musical chairs, let the blame go around until the music stops. I wonder who is going to be caught holding the blame now that the officer is out of the game.
One resident, Benet Embry, a black man, posted on Facebook about the events leading up to the police call. “Look, I LIVE in this community and this ENTIRE incident is NOT racial at all,” Embry wrote. “A few THUGS spoiled a COMMUNITY event by fighting, jumping over fences into a PRIVATE pool, harassing and damaging property. Not EVERYTHING is about RACE. WE have other issues that NEED our attention other flights of made up make believe causes.”
In another post he is critical of media coverage of the incident. “I’ve never seen such irresponsible reporting and miss management of media resources in my life,” he said.
Another McKinney resident, Bryan Gestner, posted on Facebook, “This was a Twitter party that turned into a mob event. Jumping pool fence. Assaulting 2 security guards, attacking a mother with three little girls. The video doesn’t show everything.” He continued saying the kids were drinking and “smoking weed” and they would not listen to any of the adults around the pool.
“This isn’t about race,” he continued. “This is about outside kids invading our neighborhood and had no respect for authority or the residents here. I have a target on my back now and I have been threatened by these punks that they are gonna shoot up my house when all I did was try to control the mob and actually tended to the girl and the boy that had a bloody lip.”
“Yall don’t know the whole story,” Gestner continued. “I commend the officer for handling this situation.”
Gestner wrapped up his post alleging that these same kids came back into the neighborhood Saturday night. They were “kicking in people’s front door, stole a truck and crashed it into many vehicles. They vandalized dozens of cars and were stealing things.”