Deputy On Duty Didn't Engage Shooter

[scipioafricanus]

Not sure if it is going to stick, but take his pension and give him a white feather.

[Netpackrat]

The reason I'd like to see this go to the Supremes, is because the Supremes have ruled numerous times that the police have no legal responsibility to provide anyone with protection, including this egregious example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_v. ... f_Columbia

Having a public set of trials will help shut-up the people who say "you don't need a gun, the police will protect you."

Maybe not the cut and dried outcome you are expecting. It could be seen as a different legal question; the precedent you linked concerns citizens seeking to recover damages from the state in civil court. This latest development involves the state bringing criminal charges against one of its own agents, so SCOTUS may not feel bound by current precedent. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Not sure if it is going to stick, but take his pension and give him a white feather.

That may be the point. Even if they have found no other good legal avenue to go after his pension, they can still make him spend it defending himself from criminal charges.

[Vonz90]

I cannot say I like it. He is a worthless piece of sh*t, but that is not a crime.

[randy]

I'd be interested to see what the perjury charges stem from. I don't recall seeing anything on that before.

He is a worthless piece of sh*t, but that is not a crime.

What he is isn't, but his actions could be.

I'm interpreting these charges as the civilian equivalents of the UCMJ's Dereliction of Duty and Conduct Unbecoming articles.

If he was .mil I'd add Cowardice in the Face of the Enemy (is that still a UCMJ charge?).

[randy]

Found some more information on the specific charges

How Do the Authorities Say He Failed?
The charges against Peterson come after an 18-month investigation. Among the conclusions reached during the investigation are:

1. He failed to follow his training to “immediately go to confront the shooter” and “move directly and quickly toward known threat.” Instead, he failed to investigate the source of the shooting, staying outside the building instead.

2. He retreated to another building away from the gunfire and remained there until the shooting ended.

3. He advised other officers to stay away from the building in question and not to make entry.

4.The investigators also concluded he committed perjury when he said he didn’t hear any of the gunshots after the first few after he arrived at the building in question.

[Vonz90]

I'd be interested to see what the perjury charges stem from. I don't recall seeing anything on that before.

He is a worthless piece of sh*t, but that is not a crime.

What he is isn't, but his actions could be.

I'm interpreting these charges as the civilian equivalents of the UCMJ's Dereliction of Duty and Conduct Unbecoming articles.

If he was .mil I'd add Cowardice in the Face of the Enemy (is that still a UCMJ charge?).

Sure, if he was .mil I would want to see cowardice in the face of the enemy charges. But he is not.

Of course if he perjured himself he should be charged with that.

[g-man]

Subsection 899, article 99: Misbehavior before the enemy.

Still carries punishment up to and including execution.

I’d guarantee he would’ve arrested someone for inadvertently carrying a properly licensed and concealed firearm (because CCW cardholders are typically compliant and wouldn’t likely resist). But when it came time to use his? Nope, can’t be bothered.

[Jered]

I cannot say I like it. He is a worthless piece of sh*t, but that is not a crime.

Pour encourager les autres.

[Vonz90]

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/two ... -response/

[scipioafricanus]

But I thought CNN said it was the NRA's fault?