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> If I harmed a patient once You're conflating allegations of harm vs harmed. Given your position is just assisting the person and not enforcing the law(which
by randompwd 6y ago
> If I harmed a patient once
You're conflating allegations of harm vs harmed. Given your position is just assisting the person and not enforcing the law(which the person does not want the cop to do against them), you are magnitudes less likely to have allegations made against you.
Allegations aren't an objective historical fact. They can and are used to spite.
Apples and oranges.
- JshWright 6y agoI'm not talking about allegations. I'm talking about confirmed incidences of bad behavior that result in, at most, a short suspension.
- randompwd 6y agoThe line in parent comment is: > Officer Bob might have 31 excessive force complaints against him A complaint is an allegation. It's not a confirmed incidence of bad behaviour. Using Chauvin as example (17 complaints), From WAPO: > A summary of the complaints against Chauvin posted by the department offers no information on why they were filed, and police declined to comment on the nature of the cases. Sixteen of the complaints were closed without discipline. The remaining complaint resulted in two letters of reprimand against Chauvin, according to the summary. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/29/officer-charged-george-floyds-death-used-fatal-force-before-had-history-complaints/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/29/officer-cha...
- JshWright 6y agoA letter of reprimand for excessive force should be the end of a police office's career in law enforcement (a similar incident would certainly be the end of my time as a paramedic).