Austin 'Officer of the Peace' gets the Axe...

[TM7]

Christain LEO does the right thing.....then the politiboro has their way with him. Interesting article and spin on our culture's course....fyi
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http://freedominourtime.blogspot.com/2006/12/new-police-professionalism-serious.html

........TM7

[victorcharlie]

Very disturbing indeed........

[Swamp Fox]

That is seriously disturbing.

[williamlayton]

Well, this is disturbing in more than one way.
Austin is the state's Liberal hub. I could see this, say, in Harris County (Houston) maybe.
Austin is hardly a place where I can see this action being displayed.
Now, if I am not called on the carpet, there must be something else in this blog story which is not told.
Blessings

[Mikey]

Look at it this way - that psychologist can hide behind her (very thin) professional veneer and make statements that others can not really question.  Just about any other psychologist worth his or her salt would most likely throw that out and commend the officer for his actions in preventing an unnecessary injury or possibly a death, but she doesn't have to answer for any of the misdeeds committed by any of the officers.  She is safe, no matter what she says. 

We have 'things' like that too in NYS but they are usually the type of social workers who would discharge a pedophile to an unsupervised residence accross the street from a school yard.  JMHO.  Mikey.

[rockbilly]

I think this points out the mentality of many of our police administrators.  While I fully agree a hard hand is often required, there are also times when the soft approach is best.  For the most part, I think most police officers are honorable people, and serve to protect all citizens, but among them are many brutal, inconsiderate individuals hell bent on using force in everything they do.  I don’t know how accurate the police are portrayed in “Cops” or similar police documentaries, but all too often, in my opinion, they take action much too harsh for the circumstances. 

I support and applaud the police for the job they do, but realize there are many weirdos on the force looking to hurt or abuse someone.  As a young cop once told me, “I look for the opportunity to burst someone’s snot locker.”  Sad thing, he often did, and most always got away with doing it.

[williamlayton]

I cannot decide if it is power or fear which motivates any who enjoy/seem to enjoy force at any instance.
I can understand wanting to avoid self injury but in this job injury seems to go hand in hand with doing the job well.
Hummmm--this may take a little more words tha I used.
I can't determine, from the blog, all of the circumstances of the confontation--I certainly am suspect of the defense attorneys explanation because of the circumstances of the relationship.
It may be the liberal attitude of the blog. Certainly would be appropriate for the area.
Police in Austin come from a mixed bag of influence--city steeped in conservative history with a very liberal constituancy.
I do know that the area around Austin is populaced by some extremely conservative folks--read EXTREMELY.
Blessings

[Mikey]

williamlayton:  it is both power and fear.  But mostly the ability to use power that overshadows the fear of being hurt, or wrong (most likely).

We had a couple of incidents like that locally:  one in which an 88 y/o man was taken down, handcuffed and arrested for trying to help his 40 y/o daughter at an accident scene and the second was when a young cop grabbed an old man (77) by his ankles and dragged him out of a paddy wagon, feet first, because he didn't move fast enough. 

That is plainly an abuse of power.  Geez, that Autin LEO should come up here to NY and show some of the young cops how to be a bit more human.  JMHO.  Mikey.