VANCOUVER — An RCMP officer who slapped a driver during a dispute over a parking spot in 2002 has been disciplined again, this time for spitting on a motorist, according to an RCMP disciplinary report.
Seems like a bit of an anger management issue. Are there regulations to make him take classes, or a three-strike rule, or something? It's not really good for the RCMP's image, so moving him to a less... confrontational role might be in their interests.
Of course if you spit on a police officer, that's deemed assault of a police officer, and you can end up hitting the jails.... in fact the majority of cases, you usually do end up in jail.
Bit of a double standard here if you ask me.
Where's their jail time?
Or is it considered police brutality?
Const. Ken Whitney, a former B.C. Lions football player, pleaded guilty to assault six years ago after slapping a man for taking a parking spot the off-duty officer wanted. A Vancouver provincial court judge ordered Whitney to perform 25 hours of community service; he got to keep his job, but was fined two days pay.
More recently, the RCMP’s adjudication board found Whitney guilty of disgraceful conduct for confronting a driver “in an unprofessional and discourteous manner” while on duty on April 13, 2007.
The board concluded Whitney swore at the driver and spat on him. It reprimanded and fined him five days’ pay.
So it's just "disgraceful conduct" but not assault like it is when the shoe is on the other foot.
Its totally unprofessional and unacceptable,, turf the guys ass out of the force, he is not worthy of the job.. The RCMP are going down the tubes and Canadians are losing respect for them..
A criminal charge was laid, but it was later stayed after Whitney sent a letter to Benn in July 2008 to apologize.. Their must be a point when someone like this is let go .... maybe the problem is all the steroids he probably did when he played football ..... the people dont need someone protecting them that cannot control their rage.....
And RCMP officers wonder why some people don't respect them them the way they used to...
No shit. Does the spat on guy get the docked pay?
how many do the police get anyway ?
damn, if I spat on one of my 'people'.. customers, teachers,
finance people...
Bit of a double standard here if you ask me.
Where's their jail time?
Or is it considered police brutality?
More recently, the RCMP’s adjudication board found Whitney guilty of disgraceful conduct for confronting a driver “in an unprofessional and discourteous manner” while on duty on April 13, 2007.
The board concluded Whitney swore at the driver and spat on him. It reprimanded and fined him five days’ pay.
So it's just "disgraceful conduct" but not assault like it is when the shoe is on the other foot.
Nice.
Nice.
normal.. the blue line is awful thick some days.
In hockey, it's a match penalty, attempt to injure. Should be the same here.
Actually Lemmy it's a Gross Misconduct, not a match. It carries the same sort of penalty which is decided by the league. Don't ask how I know this.