Scott en Aztlán wrote:

> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 04:19:55 -0500, Nate Nagel >
> wrote:
>
>
>>>I'll tell you exactly why. All you have to do is ask. The only thing I'm
>>>defending the cop for is against losing his job. I have said already that
>>>is comment was inappropriate and so was hanging up on the caller. I think
>>>15 days off is more than appropriate punishment for an 18 year veteran with
>>>no record of previous disciplinary action.
>>
>>Even when it quite possibly (for all he knew at the time) could have
>>resulted in the unnecessary death of a civilian?
>
>
> If I shoot you with a gun, that's Murder.
>
> If I shoot AT you with a gun, and miss, or if I hit you but you don't
> die, that's Attempted Murder.
>
> Different crimes, different punishments.
>
> If the civilian had died, then of course the trooper's punishment
> should be harsher than a mere suspension. The fact remains that
> emergency services were summoned with no reduction in response time,
> which lessens the severity of his offense.
>

I don't think a suspension from duty is appropriate even due to the
lesser consequences. It certainly wouldn't be in the private sector.

nate

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