09-17-2008, 02:51 AM
MacMagus Wrote:
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> > Please, someone tell me why tasing a child is
> defensible
>
> Allegedly, the child begged him to do it for fun,
> he did it in low power mode and he clipped the
> lines to the kid instead of shooting him. Also,
> supposedly, the kid was fine afterwards and begged
> him to do it again.
>
> But either way, the scandal is not over the
> dismissal of the trooper.
>
> The scandal is over the dismissal of the police
> commissioner who wanted to follow official
> procedure.
>
> The police review-panel meted out punishment short
> of dismissal. That should have been the end of it,
> but for Palin's intercession.
>
> The judge in the trooper's divorce hearing gave
> special notice to the fact that there was a
> pattern of harassment in the series of complaints
> made against the guy by the Palin family that
> seemed to point towards the goal of vindictively
> depriving him of his livelihood.
>
> That's an exceptional conclusion to come out in a
> judge's opinion and it warrants an investigation.
Yes, that was pretty much my understanding of the situation too. That had they just asked for a suspension (with or without pay), it wouldn't have gone as far as it did, but they wanted the police commissioner to outright fire the trooper; the trooper in question certainly had his share of problems, but nothing to the level to justify an outright firing (by way of union standards). Giving this a thorough read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Publ..._dismissal
... you definitely get the impression that the whole thing is a huge mess. Also, I'd pointed out before that the role of Palin's husband Todd definitely bears watching: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Palin
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> > Please, someone tell me why tasing a child is
> defensible
>
> Allegedly, the child begged him to do it for fun,
> he did it in low power mode and he clipped the
> lines to the kid instead of shooting him. Also,
> supposedly, the kid was fine afterwards and begged
> him to do it again.
>
> But either way, the scandal is not over the
> dismissal of the trooper.
>
> The scandal is over the dismissal of the police
> commissioner who wanted to follow official
> procedure.
>
> The police review-panel meted out punishment short
> of dismissal. That should have been the end of it,
> but for Palin's intercession.
>
> The judge in the trooper's divorce hearing gave
> special notice to the fact that there was a
> pattern of harassment in the series of complaints
> made against the guy by the Palin family that
> seemed to point towards the goal of vindictively
> depriving him of his livelihood.
>
> That's an exceptional conclusion to come out in a
> judge's opinion and it warrants an investigation.
Yes, that was pretty much my understanding of the situation too. That had they just asked for a suspension (with or without pay), it wouldn't have gone as far as it did, but they wanted the police commissioner to outright fire the trooper; the trooper in question certainly had his share of problems, but nothing to the level to justify an outright firing (by way of union standards). Giving this a thorough read:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Publ..._dismissal
... you definitely get the impression that the whole thing is a huge mess. Also, I'd pointed out before that the role of Palin's husband Todd definitely bears watching: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Palin