Officer who berated driver loses job in St. George

STLtoday.com ^ | 09/21/2007 | Kim Bell and Greg Jonsson

[beltfed308]

ST. GEORGE — A police officer who was recorded berating a motorist earlier this month has lost his job.

The board of aldermen voted 5-0, with one member absent, to fire Sgt. James Kuehnlein on Monday. The vote was cast in a session closed to the public and wasn't announced until Wednesday, when a notice was posted at the City Hall of this tiny south St. Louis County community.

In a video that got wide viewership on the Internet, Kuehnlein taunts and threatens motorist Brett Darrow, 20, sometimes shouting and using profanity, after questioning him in a commuter lot near Interstate 55. Darrow posted the footage of the Sept. 7 incident on the web.

[ninonitti]

Bob

We’d like to see you on this thread when you have minute. No incriminating video here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903164/posts

[SubGeniusX]

There's been a lot worse on this thresd alone in pursuit of goats, IMHO.

Why does having a discussion with RP... and then seeing the word "goats" ... set a bell off in my head...

....hmmmm....

I got it!!


GOATSE*

wow it fits...

^{*warning do not google image search "goatse" w/ safe search off.... seriously don't}

[Kevmo]

Looks like this corresponding thread was pulled, last time I was on it there were 500 responses.

Keep up the good work, both of you. And Brett: Watch Your Back.

TTFN

St. Louis PD stalking Brett Darrow?
Google Video ^ | September 25, 2007 | Brett Darrow

Posted on 09/25/2007 4:32:15 AM PDT by abb

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1900619/posts?page=621

[Kevmo]

oops, wrong link. It’s probably dead anyways.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901765/posts?page=498#476

[rednesss]

You called it dude. Flamewar???? Ha! Why not just lock it instead of pulling it????

[tacticalogic]

Before the last thread got pulled, there was some grousing about being abused, and I got a mental image of Dracula, complaining about the mosquitos.

[tacticalogic]

I mispelled the name of the company tht writes the Palm OS (Symbian) in a Google search at work one day.

[SubGeniusX]

but those can be fun videos...

shocking the first time

but fun

[ninonitti]

I mispelled the name of the company tht writes the Palm OS (Symbian) in a Google search at work one day.

When Bad things happen to Good people.......Interesting product line.

[ninonitti]

I got it!! GOATSE* wow it fits... *warning do not google image search "goatse" w/ safe search off.... seriously don't

Bob as wide receiver?

[SubGeniusX]

i was just thinking the image itself ...

i try not to think of his proclivities....

but i think of him as the central part of the image

[Castlebar]

am reminded of the people who "just happened" to get Newt Gingrich's phone conversation on tape...nothing necessarily illegal, but it was no accident.

Actually, their actions were illegal. They eventually pleaded guilty and paid a slap-on-the-wrist fine of $500 imposed by a partisan Democrat judge.

[ninonitti]

but i think of him as the central part of the image

Brings The Rock to mind: "Know your role, Bob"

[Copernicus]

Why not just lock it instead of pulling it????

Exactly. To pull a thread is to protect people who behaved badly and disparage the efforts of people who posted in good faith.

This on a forum that has a history of trouble with "disruptors"

The lesson here: To stop a discussion on the Internet just kick up enough camel dung until some overseer comes in and shuts down the works.

"The beatings will continue until morale improves"

Best regards,

[Kevmo]

On the new thread...

That we are reading this now, and that any retaliation the cops may take will be public, is acting as a shield to protect this man.
***So, it would be a disservice to this freeper and society at large if a thread devoted to discussing this topic were pulled?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1903308/posts?page=40#40

[tacticalogic]

Why not just lock it instead of pulling it????

Probably to keep people from drgging pieces of it into other threads from now on, IMHO.

[Copernicus]

With regret, the same disruptors are on the new thread repeating the same misinformation devoid of the physical evidence available on video and available from multiple sources local to the area.

As Freeper Billbears once observed: "Reaganism, this ain't"

Best regards,

[Copernicus]

Probably to keep people from drgging pieces of it into other threads from now on, IMHO.

Still on the Front Page of Free Republic:

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Best regards,

[rednesss]

Has anyone ever seen a pulled thread put back??? Is there an appeal to a higher power???

[Freedom2specul8]

forget my post on the other thread...I found it. Thnx newayz