The 143MPH Policeman Returns To Work
Anyone who has watched Harvey Keitel and/or Nicholas Cage chew up the scenery in the two “Bad Lieutenant” movies knows how delightful it can be to be a truly evil policeman. The problem, of course, is that most cops aren’t anything like that. Officer Derrick Saunders, on the other hand, does all the fun stuff that us civvies like to think we’d do with the protection of the badge. When McDonald’s was a little slow with his order, he allegedly put a pistol in someone’s face about it. Come on! You’d do the same thing, wouldn’t you? And when he felt like having a drink and busting along at one hundred and forty-three awesome miles per hour, he just went ahead and did it!
Now, thanks to TTAC reader dfp21, we have an update on the kind of swift justice that the system has meted out to Officer Saunders.
According to the Daily Caller, “troubled policeman” Saunders was reinstated by a three-person Civil Service Commission panel.
“[T]he disciplinary action of termination far exceeds the discipline given to other officers in comparative or greater misconduct cases,” the commissioners said.
What’s “comparative” to this? Did some cop get lit up recently and tool down the freeway at 142 miles per hour? City safety manager Alex Martinez is appealing the reinstatement, but while he does, Officer Saunders’ license to kill is back in full e-fizz-ect, yo. TTAC’s advice for Denver residents? Better hurry up with those fries.
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I was taught that policemen were 'our friends' and have no major complaints against them.But my sons next door neighbor is on the local police force and he is not quite right..... Many ,many years ago in England the police force was made up of thieves...since they would know 'who the bad guys are'. I think the young and stupid officers are like any other young kid with a full time job...immature and a little crazy.... but they carry a gun and can do really stupid stuff legally. With all this..I still want him to protect me and my family!
@Skor- I believe that the "rouge cops" that you speak of work on the vice squad.
Sorry to disappoint the TTAC herd, but I was raised by a cop and I hardly ever eat immigrant babies for breakfast. As for the cop in question being reinstated despite his obvious lack of suitability for the profession, two words: Police Union.
Taxpayers are better off with Mr Saunders back on duty. If he gets fired, we'd have to pay for his pension, benefits & healthcare, pay for his replacement, and around 10 million once he files and wins a lawsuit for racial discrimination and wrongful termination. Not much we can do about it, when the guy we elected by an overwhelming majority goes to bed with the very wall st, union and big oil scumbags he was supposed to protect us from.