Posted on Jul 27, 2018
Officers who used coin flip to decide whether to arrest woman fired
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And it's official. Yup that was a stupid move.
Officers who used coin flip to decide whether to arrest woman fired
Posted from foxnews.com
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Police
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Two points:
1. They had no integrity. The coin landed on "release" and they arrested anyway. That sounds like Karma to me. Fate decided that the driver should be released and they went against what fate said. :) If you think about it, if they had followed what fate told them, they'd still have jobs.
2. I'm amazed that these Officers can be fired for coin flips, but shooting unarmed people in the back, multiple times just results in a paid vacation on many occasions.
1. They had no integrity. The coin landed on "release" and they arrested anyway. That sounds like Karma to me. Fate decided that the driver should be released and they went against what fate said. :) If you think about it, if they had followed what fate told them, they'd still have jobs.
2. I'm amazed that these Officers can be fired for coin flips, but shooting unarmed people in the back, multiple times just results in a paid vacation on many occasions.
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
MSgt Kurt S. - You can be respectful without following demands that aren't required. Exercising a Constitutional right shouldn't be considered "disrespectful" - should it?
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
MSgt Kurt S. - I completely understand in terms of pragmatism. But, that doesn't make them right. Like you said - "they wrong." I guess it's sometimes a tricky line to dance on - stand up for your rights, or move along quietly so you don't get banjo'd.
At some point, you have to take a stand or the bad guys win, right?
At some point, you have to take a stand or the bad guys win, right?
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
MSgt Kurt S. - And, if the cops are really like that - shouldn't we be doing something to change that culture and get rid of them?
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
MSgt Kurt S. - Like I said, I understand the desire to be pragmatic in the "now." But, I can't fault someone for choosing the high-ground to stand on their rights even when it may impact them negatively in the "now." Heck, isn't that sort of the definition of "personal courage"?
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