The article only says this...
All three purchases required an Oregon background check, which would have prohibited the transactions had Pyles ever been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving violence or been committed by the state to a mental health institution. Pyles says he has no criminal record, and he says he never threatened anyone in his office. (Later reports confirmed that Pyles never made any threat of violence.)
We’re not privy to all the information on this yet are we?
This happened over two months ago. How long will it take to hear one single reason for this and who made the allegations?
I believe those are excellent questions. They deserve some answers too. What precipitated this? So far there’s no excuse whatsoever lofted.
In that we’re certainly in agreement. IMO, this guy has a quality case against the city. Either they need to come up with a reason, or this guy should be compensated.
And if someone filed a false report, they need to be held accountable.
That compensation is a rather hollow victory, because it’s clear this guy could have been executed if he was afraid and refused to come out. That means there was likely a false report made, with implications related to a mortal situation.
What bothers me is that the police take the brunt of this, because they probably refuse to release the name of the person who made the report. And operating on that report, they not only take unnecessary action, but cause the reputation of good officers to suffer in the process.
This really does stink.