If it were me, I would imagine the dept has a review board that hands down this kind of punishment. You would really need to see his record. If this isn't a first offense, he might even need to be fired. If it's a first offense, I would recommend 10 days (1/2 month's salary). Hopefully, that would get his attention.
John Harvey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 10:25 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Kicked or just pushed with a foot? John wrote: > The officers actions can not be defended. It was mild brutality, but > brutality just the same. An officer should never use force unless > threatened. As a matter of fact we have even reduced our force response to a > "force level continuum". The underlying theory is that an officer will > always respond with force that is one level greater than that which is being > used against the officer. Offender uses aggressive language, the officer > uses presence and voice commands. The offender puts or attempts to lay hands > on the officer, the officer can use pepper spray, a night stick, grappling, > judo, pressure points, holds, etc. and so it goes all the way up to lethal > action. > > John Harvey Hi John, Well, I agree with your choice of punishment. How long a suspension? Now if they would get busy and deport all 12 million or whatever of the illegals we would have a lot less of this sort of thing. > John wrote: >> Yep, he crossed the line. He had no reason, other than being sick of > dealing with stupid, nasty, stinking drunks, to kick the guy. I would think he >> should get suspended for this, and then have to go through some training > on anger management. > > Hi John, > > Well, what they *did* do was suspend him and the chief. I don't think > they will be fired forever, though. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/0a1601ca0e70$a53e25c0$efba71...@[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
