Posted on 09/03/2010 6:55:16 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
n the past 14 months, 23 Tulsa police officers have run afoul of the law or department regulations, resulting in actions ranging from unpaid leave to resignation to criminal charges, a World review of police personnel records indicates.
The list includes a fired officer who allegedly lied to the FBI and Tulsa Police Department Internal Affairs officers, an officer who was dismissed after choking a fellow officer until she was unconscious, and an officer who lost 20 hours of vacation time after allegedly head-butting a handcuffed prisoner.
Seven of the 23 officers have been named in an ongoing federal grand jury investigation of police corruption.
Of the seven implicated in that investigation, five have been indicted on federal charges. The other two have either pleaded guilty or admitted to wrongdoing in matters related to the federal probe, records reflect.
Fourteen other officers have been disciplined in matters unrelated to the federal grand jury. The discipline ranges from lost vacation time to unpaid suspension to termination.
Two other officers have resigned in connection with unrelated criminal charges filed in Tulsa County District Court.
Tulsa Police Department, responding to an Open Records Act request, gave the Tulsa World the list of officers who have been terminated or disciplined since May 2009.
(Excerpt) Read more at tulsaworld.com ...
When being transported to jail in the patrol car,do not be alarmed by the steel bars between you and the driver.They’re there for YOUR protection.
More and more cops are getting a them and us attitude when dealing with the general public.
good point. I shot at a few, hell, a lot, I’m an old timer, indoor ranges two times a week, (plus out in the boonies stuff for longer range centerfire rifle of course), for years. the last 10, well, to listen to these kids....my God...’us against them’ is right! you listen to these young’ns....my God you would think they are nazi WW2 storm troopers! plus they do not care who is/are listening to their spiels at the ranges! they do not care. these little dick 5’3 men who want to be tough....these 4’11 girls who wish to be tough.....my God in my day the cops were 6 foot plus!!!...210 or more pounds and did not put up with anything. the cops now? midgets acting tough. tasers. etc. well, I guess it was a long time ago.....things will never be like that again where you could look at a cop..consider him your friend...count on him to be on the side of right. okay....old guy bitch over.
All too true...all too true.
Just about all of the LEOs today have descended into the "US vs Them" mentality.
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