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I recognize his examples as real incidents. So it's not how he -feels-, he's relating the truth.
The "truth" is it's not really the officers who are ultimately at fault. Yes they should be fired because of these things, but the point is, upper management is allowing this to happen and putting them back on duty. Upper management is at fault. Some people are careless or irresponsible and should not be carrying guns. Just because you are an LEO does not absolve you and management should be removing these folks.
Why aren't they? It's because 1) they support the 'you vs us' mentality, and 2) they are concerned about their own political future and do not care about actual day-to-day policing which is the job of upper management. They want the cheapest personnel possible, pay them as little as possible and will look the other way if they can. They also hire individuals knowingly onto the force to serve as 'loose cannons' to instill fear into their citizens and to act as 'disposable enforcers'.
How do I know this? I know some LEOs, have been gym partners with one and have read the insiders tales in the books that another friend has published. Fortunately I have not actually had to experience any of this, mainly because I am law-abiding to the nth degree.
all Ken56's examples of officer mishandling of their firearms, and some might say the officer and his son mentioned in his first example has to live w/the mental anguish, but i am sure will be getting mental health psychotherapy and ultimately retired to enjoy his pension. but...
quote:
Chicago's police superintendent on Saturday
suggested that an officer's body camera wasn't turned on when he fatally shot a black teen last month because the officer had only received it about a week earlier and wasn't yet proficient in using it. "They had had those cameras maybe about a week. ...
There's going to be a learning curve," Johnson said of the body cameras. unquote
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-protesters-gather-where-king-rallied-1966-163332091.html
the
assistant chief of fayetteville was injured when her personal firearm accidentally discharged at home. No one else was hurt.
Officials did not provide more details on the incident.
quote:
Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea has decided to retire, ending a nearly 30-year career amid criminal and internal investigations for an
off-duty shooting of a friend during an eastern Oregon camping trip, his attorney confirmed Sunday. Mayor Charlie Hales, who serves as police commissioner, is expected to make the announcement Monday morning. Hales will appoint a captain –
someone other than the four assistant chiefs under an administrative investigation themselves...unquote
sorry the PD's upper mgmt isn't allowing this misadventures to 'happen' as here are three prime examples where upper management is causing the issue(s). further the blue code is perpetuating the miss adventures to continue.
so yes it is the officer's fault...
i am glad the your friend who wrote an
insider tell-all provided such an exemplary insight in the inner workings of their PD to impress you, tho, considering it is such a current money making scheme i am sure his stories are most believable, exciting perspective of being a nice LE.
here is what one author recently who retired in 03, and 2016 and climbs on the bandwagon 13 years after for one sole purpose ~ $$$$$$stated while pushing his PD insider tell all, quote: The Job:
True Tales From The Life Of A New York City Cop author: Yeah, absolutely. You know, people watch the news, and, you know, it is -
it's a bad time for police across the country right now That's why I hope, like - when you read my book, I think you get a better idea of the day-to-day life of what a cop goes through out on patrol. And I hope it sheds a little bit of light compared to, like, what people see on the news constantly.. unquote
http://www.npr.org/2016/05/06/47689...-nyc-police-officer-tells-his-intense-stories
no...leaving a firearm unattended is but the tip...
my examples are not lower echelon workabees and i have grown weary of the finger pointing of who's fault it is concerning citizens deaths at the hands of those public servants who are to protect and service...
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