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I remember years ago my father (fdny) was coming home from work and I ran out to greet him at night. He swung on me and almost connected. Its a NY survival instinct. Lol.. In the south you would be shot.
He has two excessive force lawsuits pending against the him and department for his conduct, plus 3 other complaints that were still being investigated.
Is this the only profession where you can be allowed to still carry a gun and do your duties unencumbered while simultaneously being accused and investigated for 5 complaints? If my company had 5 signed complaints and 2 lawsuits about my conduct at work, I guarantee I would not have a job any longer.
Exactly, in fact in most white collar office jobs, it's usually a verbal warning, a written warning, and than
termination.
This seriously looks like a mugging or kidnapping attempt. Where are the officers in uniform? Anyone can wrestle a person on the ground, handcuff them in public and take them away?
No. This was absolutely ridiculous. No reason for it.
There are bad apples in every field of occupation including departments of city officials and servants; I think that's well established. I just feel that the department like the PD should have no place for out of control employees as such and they shall not given reprieve of any sort. The problem however is that this type of behavior exhibited by PD is prevalent and they are spared of any kind of significant repercussions even more so than by your average companies.
I don't want to hear, "but they have such a tough job" argument, either.
Granted the above statement may be true, nevertheless the citizens they are sworn to protect cannot be the prop for them to blow off steam.
There are bad apples in every field of occupation including departments of city officials and servants; I think that's well established. I just feel that the department like the PD should have no place for out of control employees as such and they shall not given reprieve of any sort. The problem however is that this type of behavior exhibited by PD is prevalent and they are spared of any kind of significant repercussions even more so than by your average companies.
I don't want to hear, "but they have such a tough job" argument, either.
Granted the above statement may be true, nevertheless the citizens they are sworn to protect cannot be the prop for them to blow off steam.
Yeah, they have a tough job. But we invest them with tremendous power and trust and they should be held to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity with no tolerance for when they foul up.
Common sense (at least I've been told) would tell you that if you are bum rushed by an undercover cop you shouldn't breath or look like a suspect, obvious Mr. Blake and his parents brought this on himself.
He will not be fired. He will lose 30 days vacation. He will be placed on one years probation. He will be booted from his plain clothes detail. He will be sent to retraining. Actually he is in more trouble for failing to file any paperwork regarding Mr Blake. If he had filed a SQF it would have protected him. Either way he will not lose his job over this!
Hmmmm ... I wonder why he didn't file any paperwork regarding this incident with Blake if he's following proper tactical procedure as the PBA claims?
The Policeman had only four years experience. The NYPD does not seem to retain it's older officers. Perhaps, that is the problem?
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