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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
But shouldnt the officer have gotten due process before being fired? I do not believe all fact are in yet.
What is going to happen is cops are going to look the other way in doing their duties and we will all suffer.
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I agree. Different states and municipalities have different rules when it comes to hiring and firing.
An officer in Rochester, NY where I retired from , would have been suspended with pay pending formal hearings, investigations and the rest of the “due process”. The exception to the “due process” thing would be if an officer is in their “probationary period”. All gloves are off then and the officer can be fired without the formalities.
Rest assured , though, given the facts being presented as of today ( video, etc.) , the same conclusion would be reached ..... that is, the officer was clearly NOT JUSTIFIED in this shooting......
I might add that I spent 5 years as a Sgt. assigned to our Internal Affairs Section and during my last 11 years of duty , I was assigned as an investigator with the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office . I know quite well with first hand experience how the system works.
Needless to say , I was part of a team that responded to and investigated police involved shootings and my “opinion “ is based on actual first hand experience.
In Rochester, that conclusion would probably take months as a Grand Jury would be convened to review the case . It takes time ....