I doubt that the city will say that they fired them over quotas ..............
If they were not fired, the quotas would have continued unabated.
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Why do you insist on implying that the officers were fired? The three officers that were the subject of the article, and plaintiffs in the civil case were NOT fired. They are still with the department.
The story mentioned that an officer was fired, BUT that officer is NOT part of the lawsuit. He is involved in a SEPARATE (pending) criminal case and is apparently trying to use the existence of a quota system as part of his defense.
How many other PDs have quotas where cops are not speaking out?
My guess, which is based mostly on speculation, would be several, I wouldn't be surprised if quotas are a relatively standard practice. However, that does not have much to do with this case.
Quotas are obviously a practice that is extremely dangerous to freedom, and should be eliminated. Any officers (or anyone else) who expose such systems at risk to themselves and their careers will receive my appreciation, gratitude, and respect. (unless and until other facts come to light to change that.)
As a child I was fortunate enough to be taught a valuable life lesson, one that all people should learn: Not all (individual) cops are your friends, not all of them want to help you, and not all (individual) cops are supporters of our freedom.
I was also taught the other part of that lesson, which is almost as important but not nearly as popular: Not all (individual) cops are your enemy either, and not all (individual) cops are the antithesis of freedom.