Lafayette cop assaults wheelchair-bound man, keeps job, faces no charges

[Kirk Freeman]

Don't know if politics entered into it at all, Lib. Just wanted to see if it would change anything if the inside baseball stuff came out.

Apparently not.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Don't know if politics entered into it at all, Lib. Just wanted to see if it would change anything if the inside baseball stuff came out.

Apparently not.

Yes, and for tossing out an interesting question, you get accused of inventing a conspiracy behind what apparently should have been a 'good firing'. Personally, I will go with the notion that basing an opinion on more facts rather than fewer is a good thing. I feel the same way in the courtroom regarding jurors being spoonfed bits and pieces of truth rather than having the complete body of available evidence to work with.

 

[steveh_131]

Yes, and for tossing out an interesting question, you get accused of inventing a conspiracy behind what apparently should have been a 'good firing'. Personally, I will go with the notion that basing an opinion on more facts rather than fewer is a good thing. I feel the same way in the courtroom regarding jurors being spoonfed bits and pieces of truth rather than having the complete body of available evidence to work with.

We have plenty of evidence to justify the punishment that he received in the form of a complete video.

Did he receive more punishment than he would have, had he not been campaigning in such a way? Possibly. I have no doubt that office politics play a role in the consequences of pretty much every instance of police misconduct.

Since he ultimately received less punishment than he deserved, this conspiracy theory is less than interesting to me.

 

[IndyDave1776]

We have plenty of evidence to justify the punishment that he received in the form of a complete video.

Did he receive more punishment than he would have, had he not been campaigning in such a way? Possibly. I have no doubt that office politics play a role in the consequences of pretty much every instance of police misconduct.

Since he ultimately received less punishment than he deserved, this conspiracy theory is less than interesting to me.

I was motivated by a snarky post directed at Kirk (who posted the information without any particular suggestion) indicating that he was trying to make political retribution over the election out of obvious misconduct. All things considered, the only political shadow I see potentially cast is the possibility that the merit board may not be friends of the management resulting in the non-termination.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Necropost Update: lawsuit against Lafayette and Davidson settles in mediation.

Mediator: Kincade lawsuit ?settled? | wlfi.com

 

[rambone]

Let this serve as a warning to other police officers who think they can assault helpless cripples and get away with it.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Let this serve as a warning to other police officers who think they can assault helpless cripples and get away with it.

Cripples aren't helpless. Wasn't there just a story, recently, about a "cripple" trying to murder someone?

 

[AA&E]

Let this serve as a warning to other police officers who think they can assault helpless cripples and get away with it.

Yeah, it would be a damn shame for the taxpayers in other communities to pay off another settlement caused by the unprofessional reactions of a man sworn to protect and serve. These type of incidents keep occurring because those responsible in no way are ever held accountable on a personal level.