Via Uncle we have a perfect example of why I run the this thing. The city police officer fired for a pattern of verbal abuse and making threats is trying to get his job back. Patrolman Daniel Harless is proceeding with the arbitration process, said Kristen Bates Aylward, an assistant city law director. Yes that is the same Daniel Harless, Officer Roid Rage, that can be seen in the count at #7. This man had a history of behaving like this and it was documented on video in at least three separate incidents. Even with that behavior though he is attempting to be reinstated as a police officer. Here's what this whole roid-rage incident teaches the public. This behavior is acceptable as long as it does not end up being distributed to the public. Don't believe me? If OCC had not obtained a copy of the video and released it do you think anything would have happened to officer roid-rage? He had two previously documented incidents and nothing happened. There was a city councilman that attempted to come to his defense trying to justify his behavior. His argument to the arbitrator is going to center around the fact that his dismissal was due to public pressure, not because he did anything wrong. Think about that for a second. The fact we found this piece of black toxic mold and shined a heavy UV light on him is a reason for him to remain. For you see if it hadn't been for that UV light he would have never been dismissed. Never mind the following fact: The incident was reviewed by an outside prosecutor who concluded Harless’ actions weren’t serious enough to warrant criminal charges. If you or I had done anything like that we would have gone to jail and spent a bunch of time in front of a judge. If we escaped without jail time it would have been miraculous given the fact that we threatened and intimidated and individual, while armed. The only difference between him and us is the fact that he is sponsored by the state. Still think the majority of police departments want to weed out the bad eggs? For the most part they're forced into retaining them, because unless you do something really egregious, you're just a state hired thug. Continue reading →