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Originally Posted by SSM_DC5
Title said dismissed, but article said maybe 30 days no pay.
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Yeah, I noticed that too -- the video also said the officers could be fired from their jobs as a result of the hearing, but the written article only says “up to, and including, a suspension from duty, without pay, for up to 30 days”, so that's a night-and-day difference.
If I am reading the news article correctly, the 4 main violations these police officers are being accused of are:
1) abuse of authority
2) unnecessary use of force
3) neglect of duty for failing to complete required notes and reports
4) uncooperative with the investigation as required by the Police Act
It baffles me that when a (police) incident is as serious as resulting in the death of a person, a police officer might still not lose his job despite facing these allegations with "sufficient evidence". This is precisely how public confidence is lost towards the police.