Posted on 10/28/2023 9:18:36 AM PDT by grundle
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some might call Karl Hirsch a hero.
A Fort Lauderdale cop, Hirsch used his patrol cruiser to help stop a moving car that had two little girls in the backseat and no driver. But instead of praise, Hirsch got a 20-hour unpaid suspension.
The Jan. 26 incident caused no injuries, but triggered an Internal Affairs investigation ordered by Police Chief Patrick Lynn. On May 24, Internal Affairs investigators notified Hirsch he was being investigated for potentially violating department policy by “carelessly, negligently or intentionally causing waste, loss or damage to any city property.”
In the process of stopping the runaway car, Hirsch caused nearly $10,000 in damage to his own squad car.
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Cops go thru cop cars like sh!t thru a goose. Ammo wasted by 3 or 4 mag dumps in training that only train you how to miss in the real world. Aaarg!!
It is a fault of the OP for not excerpting the pertaining parts of the article that gives reason for the suspension, rather than click baiting for hits to the site he linked.
Karl Hirsch a hero. Period. Is Fort Lauderdale a democrat run city? Florida’s usually smarter than this,,,
The Chief announced his retirement on September 19, 2023.
In the process of stopping the runaway car, Hirsch caused nearly $10,000 in damage to his own squad car.
The horse's ass who imposed the 20 day suspension should be summarily fired.
Dean Trantalis DEMOCRAT MAYOR of Fort Lauderdale ... now it makes sense.
Western Civilization doesn’t end with as bang, nor a whimper. It ends with a bureaucratic “duh”.
Dean Trantalis is the DEMOCRAT MAYOR of Fort Lauderdale .., we know where the buck should stop... and yeah - fired by voters.
> Sadly this is why union protection is necessary when management is incompetent. <
You are correct. Unions are greedy and corrupt. But they are often the only ones who are willing to tell you the truth when management wants to hush everything up.
Management: Everything is fine.
Lapdog press: Everything is fine.
Unions: Uh, no.
We wouldn’t need the unions so much if the press was fierce and independent.
But that is no longer the case.
Warning ... warning ... the Stupid Virus is getting out of control shelter in place
50 years ago my Field Training Officer made a point of telling me that my cruiser was a tool and that I was to use it to do my job. It would seem that saving children would be part of the job.
That’s a given.
Talk about cheap shots? How about the cheap shots your Gov. has been taking at DJT? DeSantis was losing his Gov. race until DJT supported him. Now DeSantis has become a non entity like Pence and Christie.
You better read the story before you make a foolish statement.
Apparently, the cost of children has gone down considerably in lauderdale. If the cop can get this case into court, he must ask the pencil pusher for the current value of one child’s life in US dollars.
Shiite like THIS is why street cops hate Internal Affair pos.
Ironically, you’ve posted a foolish statement while trolling.
Blue county.
Years and years and years ago, when I was a cop, there was a car chase through a neighborhood I worked.
One thing about car chases, if one ever wants to be in one, the longer you run, the more cops show up.
So, as this ‘angry snake’ wound it’s way through the neighborhood, eventually two patrol cars collided. One t-boned the other and sent it spinning down the road. No one was hurt. I was standing next to my Lieutenant when notified the precinct Commander of the incident. First question out of the Precinct Commanders mouth was...How bad are the cars?
“A Broward Sheriff’s deputy driving an unmarked unit following behind maneuvered his F-150 truck in front of the car to bring it to a stop.
In his report, Hirsch said he was worried the car might roll backward or the third suspect might jump behind the wheel and take off. He attempted to maneuver his squad car behind the Infiniti to barricade it in place. But as he hit the grass he lost control of his cruiser and ran into the Infiniti, causing $9,721 in damage to his vehicle.”
Suck it up buttercup. You screwed up!
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