Comments on: Bad Cop, Bad Cop Weekend

By: mark

mark — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:57:38 +0000

laws don’t pretain to cops. there only for the people there suppose to protect.a drunk cop is the worst kind. he can’t make good judgement calls and he’s packing. i think thats a federal offence he should be striped of his dl and sent to prison.laws against police should be much harsher than the rest of us.

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:40:42 +0000

Would like to see the Gaurdian request the audio tapes from the ISP officer and post on-line so we can all hear how many times the BDP officer asked for special treatment, reminded ISP that he too was a member of the police brotherhood, and usually it is a courtesy for Police to get a verbal warning and courtesy ride home.

Kudos for ISP doing their job, had the BPD officer been let off the hook, and then next weekend killed someone in a DUI accident, it would be difficult for that ISP officer to sleep at night. We have a justice system to hopefully change behavior and special favors rarely change behavior, rather perpetuate an enviornment where those enforce the rules feel above the rules.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:54:05 +0000

Gee, Guardian, I didn’t think I said anything nasty in my earlier offering on this matter, but I don’t see it on here.
Did I? Or are you just getting tired of my making so many comments?

By: Old Blue

Old Blue — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:07:47 +0000

Why WOULD you fingerprint or get mug shots of the officer? His fingerprints are on file as is his picture.

I do hope the BPD takes this opportunity to educate the public as to what the penalties are for BPD officers who are convicted of a DUI.

By: GUARDIAN

GUARDIAN — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:49:02 +0000

TWO COMMENTS degenerated into Daily Paper-style name calling and have been deleted. The first one was not good and the response matched it. The GUARDIAN is read by all ages and enjoys a lot of respect among politicos, the media, and readers–mostly because of the top quality commenters.

Keept it civil please,
DAVE

By: dewy

dewy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:27:21 +0000

Steve,
Our fair senator was fingerprinted, photographed, cited and let go. He wasn’t booked, or arrested. (at least that is according to the apprx 100 pages the Statesman wrote about it) I’m just curious, where does anything say he was armed? Just because he’s a cop doesn’t mean you can automatically assume that he is armed off duty, likes donuts, or has a mustache. Just curious, whats your source?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:53:38 +0000

Hmmm, they book, fingerprint and mugshot a sitting US senator for a wide stance. While ISP lets a drunk armed man go as a courtesy??? The guy should be terminated.

By: ericn1300

ericn1300 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:49:53 +0000

I doubt that BPD officers are required to have a CDL unlike my wife who is a school bus driver. If she tests at .08 or higher when driving off duty she looses her license for a year and the school district is will go further and terminate her employment permanently.

An assistant principle in the Meridian School District with many years of exemplary service was terminated this year for a first DUI.

But cops are cops and a flash of the badge is often enough to have a fellow officer overlook minor infractions such as speeding, or a California style stop at the RR tracks, and I tip my hat to the ISP officer who pursued this egregious act. I understand that the police are one of the few unions allowed collective bargaining under Idaho law and that there may be contractual issues, but I believe the cops should be held to the same high standards as the school districts hold their employees.

By: dog

dog — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:30:06 +0000

I bet the BPD is out looking for a few bad ISP.
This cop will get away with the crime. Most do.
Hey Guardian, any news out there?

By: Maxxer

Maxxer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:00:02 +0000

Here I was all caught up in my thinking about how the poop managers could do no wrong. I forgot about the cops – in both cases you almost have to have everything on video and even then they’ll get protection.

The difference is that the poop managers did their dirty deeds completely sober accept maybe while celebrating after going to the bank.

That said, I have to agree with Eric. Just how much over the limit was this cop and what does his past look like.

To answer the question about “petty shoplifting”: If the repeated problems we’ve seen with the city’s poop management is any indication, it would appear that in government it is “who” is caught that is important far more so than what they are caught at.