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You know, I see and respect your opinion. And its one that I have in general, both for private and public sector employment. Indeed, a cop who engages in on the job sex in the back of his police car or who is unnecessarily rude to a citizen hasn't committed any crimes, per se. But they behaved in a manner that is inconsistent with the trust given to police officers.
In this case, however, the officer was dealing with a lawful arrest of a large man who refused to comply. The take down move and subsequent lawful efforts to control the suspect, which is done countless times by law enforcement officers, sadly led to the suspect's death. But I don't see how the officer did anything wrong that would rationally violate the trust given to police officers and public sector employees in general.
This isn’t just inconsistency or rudeness—his training was to not use chokeholds. That was not supposed to be on the table anyhow especially against an unarmed suspect who was resisting arrest, but wasn’t posing a clear danger to anyone. I’m not sure what else there is to say about this—the guy had restrictions on what he can do in his job and he did them anyways and that resulted in someone’s death. That death was extremely disproportionate to the crime, but regardless, the chokehold was in violation of what he was trained to do.
If you have a job that tells you not to do something and training on not to do something, but you do it anyways and then someone’s dead because you lapsed in doing your job properly, then there should be some pretty out there extenuating and abnormal circumstances outside of the job you’ve been assigned to do. Otherwise, you messed up and should probably be fired. This isn’t some holistic, all-in Brothers Karamazov argument for termination—it is a straightforwardly something you are told not to do during your employment and you did it anyways.
Last edited by OyCrumbler; 08-04-2019 at 07:55 PM..
This isn’t just inconsistency or rudeness—his training was to not use chokeholds. That was not supposed to be on the table anyhow especially against an unarmed suspect who was resisting arrest, but wasn’t posing a clear danger to anyone. I’m not sure what else there is to say about this—the guy had restrictions on what he can do in his job and he did them anyways and that resulted in someone’s death. That death was extremely disproportionate to the crime, but regardless, the chokehold was in violation of what he was trained to do.
If you have a job that tells you not to do something and training on not to do something, but you do it anyways and then someone’s dead because you lapsed in doing your job properly, then there should be some pretty out there extenuating and abnormal circumstances outside of the job you’ve been assigned to do. Otherwise, you messed up and should probably be fired. This isn’t some holistic, all-in Brothers Karamazov argument for termination—it is a straightforwardly something you are told not to do during your employment and you did it anyways.
It wasn't a choke hold. It was a standard take down move used by cops the world over.
It wasn't a choke hold. It was a standard take down move used by cops the world over.
Procedure 221-01 in the NYPD’s Patrol Guide states that a chokehold “shall include, but is not limited to, any pressure to the throat or windpipe, which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air.” The medical examiner determined that neck compressions from the use of the maneuver lead to his death. The argument isn't about what a Brazilian jujitsu expert qualifies as a chokehold or what some other agency qualifies as a chokehold, but what his employer defines as a chokehold--i.e. it was a restriction placed on him by his job which is pretty much the argument for terminating his employment. You could have anyone call it any number of things, chokehold or not, but if it qualifies as a chokehold under the terms of his employment and he violated that term leading to someone's death, then it is grounds for termination.
Glad to know there are other Brazilian jujitsu fans on the board though! Community's really grown in the last several years!
Last edited by OyCrumbler; 08-05-2019 at 08:41 AM..
Like usual the Advance posts a story after the event happens with no promotion prior to it happening. Turn out would have been MUCH bigger if they did. Also amazing they didn't didn't block traffic or cause chaos. Hmmm I wonder why.
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