“I think more of the focus should be on the 11 cops who got it right.”
Andy why would you say that? Casebolt was out of control, the other officers were doing things the way they were trained. They were doing what was expected of them. To try and sublimate the erratic actions of Casebolt by praising the other officers would serve only to allow Casebolt’s actions to be noticed less. I just imagine the Chief told Casebolt “you have two choices, resignation or prosecution.” For once, a PD managed to do the right thing when confronted with a situation where an offending officer was clearly out of line. Now they don’t have to have an “investigation” to try and cover up criminal behavior and drag it out so long that the public “forgets” about it.
“Andy why would you say that? Casebolt was out of control, the other officers were doing things the way they were trained. They were doing what was expected of them. To try and sublimate the erratic actions of Casebolt by praising the other officers would serve only to allow Casebolt’s actions to be noticed less. I just imagine the Chief told Casebolt “you have two choices, resignation or prosecution.” For once, a PD managed to do the right thing when confronted with a situation where an offending officer was clearly out of line. Now they don’t have to have an “investigation” to try and cover up criminal behavior and drag it out so long that the public “forgets” about it.”
I think you took my meaning the wrong way.
I agree Casebolt needed to be removed.
After he resigned there should have been a bit more spotlight put on the cops who did act professionally.
The article says there will be more community outreach from the PD. Good idea. So really underline that there was one bad cop, he’s now gone. There were 11 professional cops they’re still on the job and have the best interest of the people to look after.
Did you see an entirely different video than everyone else?