Off-duty LAPD cops arrested forpistol-whipping man
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supposed you're a good cop. then some ahole with a personal vendetta decided to accused you of physical violence. after 6 months of investigation, you are found innocent. would you like to have 1/2 of your yearly salary disappear?
I think they should make the officer refund the paid time off if he's found guilty but I think they should still be paid time off while they are still "innocent".
I'm going to play devil's advocate and ask a similar question to yours "why are pregnant women getting paid for taking time off? they aren't working!". Because that's the company's policy.
I think they should make the officer refund the paid time off if he's found guilty but I think they should still be paid time off while they are still "innocent".
I'm going to play devil's advocate and ask a similar question to yours "why are pregnant women getting paid for taking time off? they aren't working!". Because that's the company's policy.
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Originally Posted by S2020,Jan 30 2010, 12:41 PM
everyone is protected by the Constitution.
if you were accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, you shouldn't lose your job until you're convicted. You should still be allowed to work in the mean time. However, if the accusation conflicts with the nature of your work then the prudent thing to do is to take you off work until the matter is resolved to prevent further danger to the public.
it's not double standard.
if a mailman is accused of stealing mail, I'm sure that post office will not allow him to work with mail until things are "sorted out" (he he he).
it's not a perfect system but it's better than the alternative. If you disagree, you're welcome to start a process to change it. If enough folks want this, the law CAN be changed. that's the beauty of the Constitution.
if you were accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, you shouldn't lose your job until you're convicted. You should still be allowed to work in the mean time. However, if the accusation conflicts with the nature of your work then the prudent thing to do is to take you off work until the matter is resolved to prevent further danger to the public.
it's not double standard.
if a mailman is accused of stealing mail, I'm sure that post office will not allow him to work with mail until things are "sorted out" (he he he).
it's not a perfect system but it's better than the alternative. If you disagree, you're welcome to start a process to change it. If enough folks want this, the law CAN be changed. that's the beauty of the Constitution.
Its then up to those who are accused to prove their innocense, which they do after hundreds of thousands of dollars... wheres the constutional protection there? Why do cops get this and anyone without a badge get raped?
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Originally Posted by S2020,Jan 30 2010, 09:41 AM
everyone is protected by the Constitution.
if you were accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, you shouldn't lose your job until you're convicted. You should still be allowed to work in the mean time. However, if the accusation conflicts with the nature of your work then the prudent thing to do is to take you off work until the matter is resolved to prevent further danger to the public.
it's not double standard.
if a mailman is accused of stealing mail, I'm sure that post office will not allow him to work with mail until things are "sorted out" (he he he).
it's not a perfect system but it's better than the alternative. If you disagree, you're welcome to start a process to change it. If enough folks want this, the law CAN be changed. that's the beauty of the Constitution.
if you were accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, you shouldn't lose your job until you're convicted. You should still be allowed to work in the mean time. However, if the accusation conflicts with the nature of your work then the prudent thing to do is to take you off work until the matter is resolved to prevent further danger to the public.
it's not double standard.
if a mailman is accused of stealing mail, I'm sure that post office will not allow him to work with mail until things are "sorted out" (he he he).
it's not a perfect system but it's better than the alternative. If you disagree, you're welcome to start a process to change it. If enough folks want this, the law CAN be changed. that's the beauty of the Constitution.
These cops pistol whip someone and they get to go home and watch tv or go on vacation and get paid for it... This is what we were pointing out dude...
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Originally Posted by vader1,Jan 29 2010, 02:06 PM
I predict
1) they will lose their jobs
2) the city that employs them will pay big, even though the cops were off duty and the cops will pay nothing (their lawyers will be paid for by their union)
3) they will never face charges or get some seriously reduced slap on the wrist which carries no jail time.
1) they will lose their jobs
2) the city that employs them will pay big, even though the cops were off duty and the cops will pay nothing (their lawyers will be paid for by their union)
3) they will never face charges or get some seriously reduced slap on the wrist which carries no jail time.
For eg, the kid in San Fran who was shot and killed. I heard his family got 1.5 MM but what happened to the cops? Any charges come out of it?
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Originally Posted by S2020,Jan 30 2010, 09:41 AM
everyone is protected by the Constitution.
if you were accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, you shouldn't lose your job until you're convicted. You should still be allowed to work in the mean time. However, if the accusation conflicts with the nature of your work then the prudent thing to do is to take you off work until the matter is resolved to prevent further danger to the public.
it's not double standard.
if a mailman is accused of stealing mail, I'm sure that post office will not allow him to work with mail until things are "sorted out" (he he he).
it's not a perfect system but it's better than the alternative. If you disagree, you're welcome to start a process to change it. If enough folks want this, the law CAN be changed. that's the beauty of the Constitution.
if you were accused of a crime, no matter how heinous, you shouldn't lose your job until you're convicted. You should still be allowed to work in the mean time. However, if the accusation conflicts with the nature of your work then the prudent thing to do is to take you off work until the matter is resolved to prevent further danger to the public.
it's not double standard.
if a mailman is accused of stealing mail, I'm sure that post office will not allow him to work with mail until things are "sorted out" (he he he).
it's not a perfect system but it's better than the alternative. If you disagree, you're welcome to start a process to change it. If enough folks want this, the law CAN be changed. that's the beauty of the Constitution.
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Originally Posted by Malloric,Jan 31 2010, 04:51 PM
It isn't a matter of law. I seriously doubt there's a law in California or in LA that says "cops charged with a felony must continue to be paid until convicted". It's a matter of policy. If a bank catches you embezeling money they fire you. They don't wait 3 years for the matter to work its way through the trial and the appeals. They fire you. If just about any other government employee started pistol whipping random bystanders they wouldn't be on paid leave. LEO's have a strong union, though, most government employees do not.
LAPD have it made
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