I think they should be suspended without pay and lather have thier badges taken away.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/wireStory?id=2839378&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
2007-02-03 10:41:01 · 10 answers · asked by tigerlily23 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
obviously this was a major mistake and should they should be punished accordingly. the police and corrections officers are entirely responsible for anyone in their custody. if someone requests medical attention, the custody officers are required to provide it. i agree, if this indeed happened as alleged, they should be suspended or fired from their job.
2007-02-03 10:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by Jon L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have had my abuse at the hand of police officers, and I understand how cold, callus, and unfeeling they have to be to get their job done. I disagree that the police officers are the problem in the news article. The entire police, city, state is at fault.
If someone is not trained to handle the problem, they have to do what they know. I can understand that I was not qualified to look up someones pants and tell if they should go to the hospital. I also know that often the police officer is in a position where they can not stop to attend to one person. I also know that a police officer calling for assistance that is not life and death to the officer is not supported well by the police district as a whole.
It is a good thing that I would not be on the jury of this person lessening to the law suite she has bought. HANDS DOWN I SAY SHE WINS; however the blame for this problem is far larger than any single officer or small group of officers.
2007-02-03 18:58:51 · answer #2 · answered by whatevit 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a police officer accepted at face value every excuse or complaint by people they arrest on outstanding warrants, then they would never get the bad guys to jail where they belong.
Ever once in a while some guy high on drugs fights the police and has a heart attack. Same kind of deal. If you are going to break the law, refuse to surrender to a warrant, then do not expect the police officer who has to take you to jail drive you to the mall first or to a Dr.'s appointment, or the hospital. Their job was to arrest a criminal and they did their job.
2007-02-03 18:52:57 · answer #3 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They should be fired immediately. We had the same situation in Denver. A woman was in an accident and taken to jail for a suspended license. She complained numerous times she was nausea us and her legs were numb. The cops ignored her and in the morning, 10 hours later she was dead in her cell from a brain hemorrhage. FTP.
2007-02-03 18:48:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
SKEPTICS: The link is legit.
I think they should be sanctioned to the fullest extent of the law for denial of medical care while in custody.
2007-02-03 20:21:56 · answer #5 · answered by down_with_the_gop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know if you leave a couple of bad apples in the box,,not long and the whole box is rotten,,
the best thing is to get rid of the bad apples ,,as quick as possible.
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yes , they need to be removed from the brotherhood entirely
2007-02-03 19:11:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fire them if guilty.
edit. if you don't open links,why answer the question,since you can't
2007-02-03 18:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by J Q Public 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Death Penalty for Homicide.
2007-02-03 18:48:42 · answer #8 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They should be fired.
2007-02-03 18:50:33 · answer #9 · answered by oneblondepilgrim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-03 18:48:55 · answer #10 · answered by STARZ 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋