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It also supports my earlier contention that the Officer is being used as a scapegoat, being thrown under the bus to avoid addressing the real issue.

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We should not allow this Officer to be the Scape Goat and instead demand that our legislative bodies change the laws related to this.

What do you think should have happened to Kuehnlein?

Smile...

I would have the young man Brett Darrow now come to the Officers Defense and say...

Brett: I am against Officer Kuehnlein being fired and used as a scape goat to deflect attention from a problem that is bigger than the Officer or myself. That was not my intention when I recorded this incident.

Brett: What happened is a problem with the way our Law Enforcement Community has evolved.. Officer Kuehnlein was not doing anything that does not happen every day across the US. What he did was wrong in the eyes of many citizens including myself but not yet in the eyes of many Civilian Peace Officers who know as I do he is being thrown under the bus to quiet down the issue.

Brett: I want to emphasize his actions are not currently illegal ... I think they should be made so to avoid similar incidents in the future and that is the responsibility of the Legislature to correct.

Brett: We expect LEOs to protect our community and I support the Police. I also know that the Citizens rights must come first which is why I am an activist. Those Officers that cannot accept that, need to find a different profession..

Brett: Officer Kuehnlein more than most understands this now having gone thru this experience.. He and I have met and we have both come to an understanding and agreement that Citizens rights come first but Officers need our help to do their job safely as well..and our appreciation and he has mine.

Brett: They also need our patience as they learn the public will no longer give Carte Blanche to what was once common LEO practices such as this. Just remember at one time the “Rubber Hose Treatment” was no joke.. That is for the most part hopefully past today but there are new issues that need to be addressed such as this. I would point out thankfully Officer Kuehnlein did not “Taser Me” and I suspect that system is being misused as well and needs to be looked at.

Me again:

If I were his “Boss” you can be darn sure Officer
Kuehnlein would fully appreciate that he was getting the break of a lifetime..Any sign of attitude or ill will towards the Kid ... as his Chief I would find a way to “manifest” my displeasure.

Officer Kuegnlein: I publicly reject and repudiate any threats publicly or privately made by others on my behalf against Brett Darrow. In truth I was just trying to do my job as I understood it. I now understand how that could be misunderstood by members of the public and why my way of going about it was wrong.

Brett:
I am not trying to get one Officer fired for improperly treating me as an individual.. I am trying to address the larger issue.

Brett:
I would like to be appointed as Citizen Member of a Board that includes Officer Kuehnlein and for us both to take our show on the road to the State Capital and various departments across the state. I would like to work with him towards creating a bright line, educating both citizens and civilian Police Officers so all citizens and civilian LEOs are safer and better served.

Me Again

Thats the best I can come up with on one cup of coffee (lol)

Christ once said something like...

If any one would be first, they must be last of all and servant of all.” Mark 9:35b

When our current crop of leaders from all professions and places get back to that truth...

We will have it made.