Police takes advantage of a Drunk Girl

[SFRT - Frenchy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJaAe7sYoCA&feature=related

What are your thoughts on that? It's not like they forced her to do anything, it's quite a textbook overplayed "porn" scene fantasy... hot girl walks into a fireman's station yadyyadachikabaambaam. In the other and, they have to "show the example", moral good conduct. Would have it been "ok" if it was a Jiffy Lube? (no pun itendend).

[Babalonian]

Damn shame it had to be with some sworn peace officers.  Had she walked into any other place than one where the employees are expected to "protect and serve" the general public the employees would be publicly ridiculed for not better serving that customer and giving her what she wanted.

[Anaxogoras]

I think it's idiotic that some people lost their jobs over that.  Unbecoming of an officer, yes, but hardly worth such severe punishment.

[mechanic]

Was she trying to get her partner (arrested for drunk driving) off lightly? Or was she just a slut? Who cares, why can't police officers have a bit of fun too? I bet this kind of thing happens almost every day without the big hoohaa in the media.

[pxdig]

No Criminal charges
No victim
No unsolicited behavior
No people saw/were offened by what happened
why did these officers loose their job again?!?!   

[AWwrgwy]

No Criminal charges
No victim
No unsolicited behavior
No people saw/were offened by what happened
why did these officers loose their job again?!?!   

You're not serious?  Your drunk girlfriend/wife/sister is in a police station doing stupid things and you're OK with that.  After all, it is her fault.  I'm sure she'd be OK with it the next day as well.

I get pulled over and offer the cop $50 to let me go.  No one saw anything.  He didn't ask for anything.  I didn't really 'do' anything.  No harm, no foul.

I would expect an employee at McDonald's to get fired if they did anything like that.



wrongway

[Larry]

Could one of you explain what happened for us with dial up?

[Vulcan]

Uhhh check out the desktop background on the right hand PC

[mechanic]

Could one of you explain what happened for us with dial up?

What looks like a hooker is enjoying the attention of police officers in a station. One officer touches her backside and other take photos with phone cameras. I expect the one who got sacked was the groper, who can say though. Its not a big deal just typical human behaviour, imo.

[AWwrgwy]

Could one of you explain what happened for us with dial up?

From http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/15375446.html

By WSBT News1

Story Created: Feb 6, 2008 at 6:29 PM EST

Story Updated: Feb 7, 2008 at 4:42 PM EST

ELKHART — Surveillance video released by the Elkhart Police Department shows inappropriate behavior by police officers. The incident happened Thanksgiving morning while a woman from out of state was waiting for a ride home. She posed for inappropriate pictures with the officers.

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The police department says it is embarrassed. No criminal charges were filed in this case, but one officer resigned, a city employee was fired, and the department suspended six other officers. The assistant chief says releasing the tapes is a way to move on from the incident.

The woman arrived just before the 3 a.m. The state police arrested the man she was riding with for drunk driving. Police brought her to the Elkhart Police Department to arrange a ride home. Police say the woman engaged in suggestive banter with the officers.

At 4:06 a.m, she posed for provocative pictures with Cpl. Benjamin Eaton, then with Safety Officer George Collard.

Ten minutes later, she climbed on the information desk and got into a provocative pose there, too. Collard came around to the other side of the desk and snapped a photo.

Later, an officer came out and seemingly put an end to the behavior. Just after 6 a.m., the woman left with relatives.

Once the department found out about the incident, it fired Collard immediately. Eaton resigned. Then Former Chief Pam Westlake suspended six officers without pay.

Cpl. Andy Rucker, Cpl. Ben Kruszynski, Sgt. Jim Ballard, Sgt. David Baskins, Sgt. Todd Thayer and Lt. Chris Snyder were all found to have committed neglect of duty.

Cpl. Rucker and Cpl. Kruszynski were also found to have committed conduct unbecoming an officer. The Board of Public Safety upheld that punishment. The officers also had to undergo ethics training. Current Asst. Chief Tim Balyeat told WSBT News the department has learned from the incident.

“It's been very humiliating,” Balyeat said. “It's been very embarrassing for the men and women of this department. I don't believe another incident like this will occur.”

All of the other officers are back on the force. Police say they waited until now to release the tapes because of the ongoing investigation.

Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis Hill decided not to file criminal charges in the case, but called the conduct “unbecoming, inappropriate and otherwise an embarrassment to the department.”

Despite the release of the video, the police department considers the matter closed.


NOTE: According to the Elkhart Police Department, the picture that is displayed on the computer monitor in the lobby surveillance video is Windows-installed wallpaper of a sand dune.

You think maybe she had been drinking too and wasn't acting with the best judgement.  Although, reading comments elsewhere where the vidio was posted "she was asking for it."

I find that kind of opinion rather disturbing as well.


wrongway

[oakranger]

In ElDroado, ks.  A police officer beat the crap out of guy while two other officer watch and didn't do anything.  That officer then drove that guy to his mom house, gave him a ticket (MIP) forage that guys name on the ticked and left him in the yard all night.  That officer's dad is the sheriff of the county and trying to cover it up, not letting it go public.   

[Larry]

I downloaded the video and it looks like the officers got what they had coming. If any one of us took upskit pictures, lifted up her skirt, and touched a woman like that while she is drunk we could be arrested for molestation/rape.

[sunfan1121]

She wasn't drunk from what i got out of the video

[sluggish]

From http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/15375446.html



You think maybe she had been drinking too and wasn't acting with the best judgement.  Although, reading comments elsewhere where the vidio was posted "she was asking for it."

I find that kind of opinion rather disturbing as well.


wrongway

You're still accountable to your actions even when intoxicated.  By your way of thinking DUI laws are wrong too.  Unless the cops drugged her (which wouldn't surprise me) she was not taken advantage of.

[Saxman]

Some of the comments in this thread are bordering dangerously on becoming of the "Well the rape victim was ASKING for it" variety.

Yes, if this happened at a party there probably wouldn't have been much attention drawn to it. But this occurred at a POLICE STATION, and these men were on ACTIVE DUTY during this incident. I don't care what they would have done if it was their off-hours, but they were on the clock here. It was unprofessional, and if this happened at almost ANY OTHER place of business (other than perhaps a bar or club) you'd have seen the same sort of disciplinary action against the employees.

Regardless of how the woman was acting the officers involved should have put a stop to it IMMEDIATELY, NOT encouraged or taken advantage of her behavior. All it would have taken was a warning. If she didn't stop after that they could have put her in lockup until her ride got there.