Again, the forever having to watch words, except when they are asleep because that’s the only free time they have when they are not working, makes the job undoable. Making the job undoable means having no police.
Stating that cop can not expect privacy when on the job is the same as saying that you’d rather have the violence in society than give cops the opportunity to blow off steam when they are working.
You didn’t build the system, but you certainly want to tear it down because that is what would happen. As police pull out, you get less police having to do more. The more police have to do, the less police you will have. That’s the spiral you would have from how you think police should conduct themselves at all times.
It’s tantamount to supporting evil and disorder, because you what the police to be priests. Again, if it’s within their system and not speaking to the public, they police should be able to say whatever they want if it means being able to do their jobs.
“except when they are asleep because that’s the only free time they have when they are not working”
I happen to know a couple of good cops. They’re smart enough to do the job in a professional manner when they’re on duty and they keep their opinions to themselves until they’re off duty.
Cops in my town work 8 hour shifts just like us regular schlubs. OT is voluntary. Even the Chicago cop I know has plenty of time off. He just got back from a 2 week bird hunting trip to Nebraska.
“Stating that cop can not expect privacy when on the job is the same as saying that you’d rather have the violence in society than give cops the opportunity to blow off steam when they are working.”
No, it isn’t. My employer doesn’t let me “blow off steam” during my work day. I routinely work 50-60 hours a week, more when I’m traveling. When I’m on the clock I’m expected, no I’m required, to conduct myself in a professional manner at all times on pain of termination of employment.
I don’t get to mock customers who’ve made stupid mistakes while I’m on the job site, especially not out loud over company owned equipment. That’s for after work when I’m talking to my wife, my friends, or my bartender.
I expect, no I demand, professionalism from the cops I pay for. They are, quite rightly, held to a higher standard. In the private sector I can always find another provider of whatever product or service I’m looking for. You can’t do that with cops.
“Any organization is only as good as the worst psycho they tolerate in their ranks.”
This cop needs a serious attitude adjustment. And I sincerely hope he gets it. Perhaps he’s salvageable. If he is, great. If he’s not he needs to go and go now. How this recording got released is pretty much irrelevant at this point. He was mocking a dead woman who’d been killed by another cop. He did it publicly on the taxpayer dime.
That is completely unacceptable behavior. Now the family of this poor dead girl has to see the callous behavior this chucklehead engaged in over and over again. If he has a shred of honor or dignity about him he will apologize loudly and publicly and then go get some professional help.
He obviously needs it.
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