All of that for using foul language and clearing a crime scene. They showed no compassion. They were only interested in the politics. |
He surrendered it. He just voluntarily gave it up, forever. He's going to get out of the business. |
I have some drug offenders who will probably get lucky and go free. |
I know that when you see the arrest, it seems overzealous. But their performance was perfectly within the realm of reason. |
I see an incident of a man trying to be brought under control who doesn't want to be brought under control. |
I understand his attorney is talking about using the suicide attempt, but I don't know how they'll get that information into a courtroom. I believe he's trying to use that to show negligent retention, making the city liable for hiring him and keeping him. But I don't think it's going to fly. |
The hearing today was a sham. These officers were supposed to be afforded their rights to due process, but these disciplinary letters were written before they even started the hearing. |
They couldn't get him handcuffed. They couldn't do it. |
They never thought they'd get a fair shake from this department. The guys fully expected what happened to happen. |
We're not worried about what they do or where they do it. We'll try it wherever they want. |
When he dropped his hands to his waistband, the officers are trained to assume he's going for a weapon. That's what the punches were about. Officers who don't assume a suspect is going for a gun end up dead. |