If you want to see police troubles, Google "police troubles in Quartzsite."
i did, im taking my morning tea. im not liking what im seeing at all
http://www.parkerliveonline.com/2013/12/02/fired-quartzsite-police-officers-score-victory-in-federal-court/A federal court judge has awarded several former Quartzsite police officers, who once represented a majority of the town’s police force, summary judgment against their former employers.
Judge Mark E. Aspey, a United States Magistrate Judge, ruled in favor of the so-called ‘Quartzsite 8’, and against the Town of Quartzsite, former Police Chief Jeff Gilbert, former Town Manager Alex Taft and former Assistant Town Manager Al Johnson.
“The record in this matter is voluminous, exhibiting a pattern of small town politics and perceived loyalties and disloyalties.”
Chief Gilbert was accused by the officers in 2011 of failing to report paid vacation time as part of his annual leave, misusing the National Criminal Information Center database by using it to run background checks on political foes and misused grant funds.
this is what pisses me off. good cops (because i dont have any issue with the function cops are supposed to serve, preserving order) tried to point a finger, and had it bent back. it is truly the bad apples that ruin this bunch, and i honestly think this will ameliorate when a lot of the older generation of humans dies off, ie we have a cohort shift. im a traditionalist myself, i see a beauty in the wisdom of elders. but the poison attitudes cultivated in America need to die off. the old mentality is clearly not helping us here.
The officers tried to blow the whistle by reporting to several authorities, including the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST) and the Quartzsite Town Council. A DPS investigation concluded that if Gilbert had permission for the vacation time from Taft (his direct supervisor) then it would not constitute “fraud or criminal behavior” and could not substantiate the other claims.
After these letters were written, the Plaintiffs alleged that there was threatened retaliation from the Chief:
‘Chief Gilbert then threatened retaliation for any officers involved in the DPS investigation against him, stating he knew the names” of those who had “talked against” him and that there would be “consequences” or “hell to pay.”’
From their training, some of the officers say they believed they could lose their certification as police officers if they failed to report any alleged criminal conduct by a superior officer, which they claimed put them in a difficult position. One letter from the officers begins:
‘We…write this letter with great hesitation, and only after much discussion and contemplation. We hesitate because we consider ourselves a team of professional, dedicated, and educated individuals and it goes against our nature to go against the Chief of Police. We also hesitate because we fully believe that if this letter does not have the desired result, and we continue to work under the current administration, there will most certainly be retaliation.’
all cops arent bad, by all means. but the shits of the bunch, are massive, steaming piles. the lowest common denominator is exceedingly low hanging.