Police Folk Allegedly Behaving Badly

[Eaglelord17]

Not many jobs that require you to challenge people with a firearm regularly and then have guys who don’t know what they’re talking about dissect it on the internet.

Anyone who talks like you doesn’t have the experience needed to have the opinions you do. But no doubt you think you do.

The interpretation of the law that lead to the “breaking of the law” in an emergency was examined after the fact and found to be incorrect- it then informed every operation that came after it. So much so that it’s a briefing point on these emergencies in Alberta now.

Most of us know what you can’t do in that case. Someone didn’t and in the presence of looting made a poor call, and then that calls intent was interpreted poorly. That issue has been addressed. Which is what is supposed to happen.

I’ve been the front face on multiple natural disasters of national interest and my teams actions were slick. It is not unusual for the RCMP to get it right. Our actions have critical eyes on us all the time, and that’s fine- it’s the name of the game. But our folks nail it consistently.

You may feel it was addressed, much of the public does not. Yes it isn’t likely to happen again, however that doesn’t mean those responsible have been held accountable.

It’s about when you don’t nail it that’s a issue. It’s about the lack of accountability for those who fail to nail it. Police don’t like to ‘rat’ on their own. They let a lot slide before they hold someone to task. Even then when held to task the punishment is often much less than a civilian would receive for a similar situation.

Yes police have a hard job, and that is exactly why I am so critical of them. I hold them to a exceptionally high standard because of trust and power placed in their hands. When that trust is broken there should be hell to pay.

 

[daftandbarmy]

You may feel it was addressed, much of the public does not. Yes it isn’t likely to happen again, however that doesn’t mean those responsible have been held accountable.

It’s about when you don’t nail it that’s a issue. It’s about the lack of accountability for those who fail to nail it. Police don’t like to ‘rat’ on their own. They let a lot slide before they hold someone to task. Even then when held to task the punishment is often much less than a civilian would receive for a similar situation.

The (now defunct) Esquimalt Police Department enters the chat... from awhile ago


Victoria police, former Esquimalt officers hit with sexual abuse lawsuit

The Victoria Police Department and four former Esquimalt police officers are being sued for $5.3 million over sexual abuse allegations dating back to the 1980s and 1990s.

Scott Connors, Robert Cowick, Samuel Devana and Kenneth Cockle are named as defendants in the notice of civil claim, filed with the B.C. Supreme Court on Nov. 12. VicPD is named because it merged with the Esquimalt Police Department in 2003.

Victoria police, former Esquimalt officers hit with sexual abuse lawsuit

The Victoria Police Department and four former Esquimalt police officers are being sued for $5.3 million over sexual abuse allegations dating back to the 1980s and 1990s.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

 

[Booter]

The overwhelming majority of conduct resolved in the rcmp contains witness and other member observation and statements. So your “rat” statement is nonsense. You watch too much tv, what the reality is that when you’re in the grey making calls it isn’t as easy as when you have your 500 word article a month after the decision making ends and your saying what everyone should have done.

You re free to have your opinions- I’ve got lots of my own opinions that people have issues with, but I won’t pass by someone taking a swipe at the people I look after.

The process was addressed. The errors were addressed. Your “accountable” is a fancy way of saying you want someone to get probation for something that they made a mistake in- was it a mistake that affected a ton of people and significant implications for everyone? Financially and the relationship to the community? Absolutely.

But it wasn’t criminal. It was a person in a position who is guiding things in unprecedented conditions who wound up out of their lane- and by the time the operation was recovered it was too late,

That’s administrative. It isn’t criminal. And the administrative error was corrected.

I finished a massive thing and was told I was lucky it worked out by my political lines. That’s what it’s like to be working without a safety net. When it works you’re the hero of the hour. When it doesn’t you wind up with a cover sheet named after you.