Posted on 09/21/2014 4:51:44 AM PDT by rellimpank
Detective Bryan Yant was the face of incompetence at the Metropolitan Police Department: a poster child for wrongful shooting deaths and million-dollar payouts, a driving force behind sweeping reforms to the agency’s deadly force policies.
In other cities, an officer who kills an unarmed man under suspicious circumstances and is accused of lying to cover his tracks might be prosecuted. In Las Vegas, Yant kept his job.
And he’s taken on a role that will make him more influential at Metro.
The officer, infamous for the 2010 killing of Trevon Cole, a small-time marijuana dealer, is doling out advice in his new job as a union director in the Las Vegas Police Protective Association.
Part of Yant’s duties include advising officers in police shootings, said Chris Collins, executive director of the union that represents rank-and-file Metro officers.
“He’s a huge asset to the union,” Collins said. “Bryan Yant lived through the hell of being in a police shooting.”
Yant, a 14-year veteran, has been in the position a few months and has already responded to “a few” police shootings, although Collins declined to say which ones.
(Excerpt) Read more at reviewjournal.com ...
Harry needs him to bring in the illegal las vegas casino worker votes
What am I missing, here? What does Rand Paul have to do with this Las Vegas police officer turned union leader? Thanks.
!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.