Once you are convicted in Idaho of domestic violence, weather felony or misdemeanor, you are no longer allowed to carry a gun. You are now known as a prohibited possessor.

I called the Judge to voice my concerns….this guy is a danger to himself and others. Why not psych ward for Miller….I hope you go to prison, gen pop. 16 yrs I helped pay your salary???? You made us (Boise) real proud…I hope we lose 2/3 of you, start fresh. Ill write you and your bros at Christmas….

The SCOTUS has ruled that domestic violence laws that take away your right to bear arms are constitutional. I don’t like the idea of losing a constitutional right on a misdemeanor conviction.

Here is my source: http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usam/title9/crm01117.htm

There are IMHO some very interesting things in this story. 1. Why was he there when the statement was being recorded? Seems a little weird for a “perp” to be present while the “vic’s” statement is being recorded, I’m pretty sure that it is not standard procedure. 2. I am wondering why if he battered a CSI… I assume as cop also… was he charged with simple battery not felony battery on an LEO? If a “citizen” “batters” and battery on an LE can be as simple as a chest bump…which will be charged as a felony… you can make bank on that? 3. If he was “popped” for a DUI 6 years ago why is there no record of his arrest on the repository site? Also why was he not booked and photographed at the time of his arrest like any regular citizen would have been?

I am sure the battery will be dismissed… the DV will be pled down to something that does not have DV in it.. allowing him to keep his gun, badge, and probably $60k a year salary. Statistically LEO’s are 4 to 5 times more likely to be involved in DV incidents… and 2 to 3 times less likely to be convicted of a DV. Anyone remember the sheriff of San Francisco county cali… he pled to a DV… and as of 2012 was still the county top cop… gun and all… Proves there are rules for cops… then there are rules for everyone else… That needs to stop…

You are correct with your Id constitution quote… it is section 11 not 1 though. While the Id constitution guarantees the right will not be taken away on misd. offences 18 USC 922 g (1-9) says…. it shall be unlawful (for) any person (who) (9) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to own posses…ect.ect…(a firearm)
Mac… the Castleman v Tenn. Case has not been decided yet… I wonder why if we are taking guns from people who commit domestic violence crimes because they might use a gun in the future are we not taking cars away from DUI offenders because they might kill someone with a car in the future… why don’t we ban a person who rob’s a bank form ever entering a bank again… Common sense needs to become involved in the law again… you cannot makes laws because someone “might” do something in the future…

I assume Trevor is a cop trying to incite the arguing so comments on this will be stopped as soon as possible…

EDITOR NOTE–Your points are worth considering as usual. Coppers from Boise were on the scene about midnight, but some “special consideration” was obviously initiated to eliminate the cries of “conflict.” Hence the Ada deputies responded. All bets are off now. They may end up with some sort of plea bargain, but Bower will no doubt send it off to another prosecutor. Regardless, POST will not tolerate a repeat offender within the ranks. He will lose his certification if terminated by BPD.

Dog, you are completely wrong. He will be terminated. I do not even think the department will let him resign. But of course, that is just a guess! No way they will keep him after this. If he stays, Masterson goes.

If a person is willing to go fist-a-cuffs with a person that they supposedly love, that begs the question what exactly are they prepared to do to people that they look at less favorably.

I say that every “conviction” that was due to this guy’s arrest needs to be reevaluated for abuse of power.

I really hope Idaho is rational enough NOT to elect Bujak.

Fitting that these two should be put together, Bujak for Gov. and this fist-a-cuffs cop for Lt. Gov. They would make a good team. Their motto could be “do as I say, not as I do, or you will get hurt, then I will destroy your life. Resistance is futile”

EDITOR NOTE–Some inappropriate comments were edited from this comment.

ahhh… you totally decimated the essence of my comment…
and it was not inappropriate!

EDITOR NOTE–We just can’t go with name calling and conclusions of guilt.

Me a cop? You know nothing about me…I would rather you call me a murderer than a cop.

CNN posts my rants. You should too…
‘IndigoBro’

Boise PD needs a strawberry picking…learn from King City, CA.

When the tentacles of corruption run deep….the rebalancing can be gnarly.I would hate to be Masterson or Bieter or Butch in 2015…..and beyond. The fan and the peverbial law enforcement doo-doo are colliding….

The bigger they are….timber!

Gracias….now go arrest more Chiefs.

right right… I forgot the B.G. really isn’t as objective as you would have everyone think.
Name calling was not in my post. And I was making direct juxtapositions between the known facts about bujak and this cop. And their willingness to victimize people close to them, thus making the connection that they are willing to victimize people they little about, i.e. the general public.

Easterner… I did not take it sarcastically… and yes you are right.. to a point.. this is known.. but unfortunately it is not “widely” known or I dare say maybe it is just ignored. LE is taught in POST that when they are on scene they are in control…(“COMMAND PRESENCE”) this sense of ultimate control cannot help but permeate into every situation they find themselves in. This becomes a problem when they have to be right… no matter what… and come in contact with someone equally assertive.. the old immovable object scenario.. I have said before and will say again that this is a major training problem that has become systemic in LE and will continue.. and unfortunately it seems to be getting worse.

You are correct that “command” should already know this… POST should already know this and should have been acting on this info long ago. If you notice the dates on the references I posted they are not real recent, 1990’s to be exact. I apologize to all that I do not have access to more recent data, since graduating I no longer have access to BSU’s library and all the search engines I used.

I will partially disagree with regarding his previous arrest. “IF” he was taken out of his patrol car while the DUI sanctions were in effect then allowed to drive after I have no real problem with him remaining as they say “on the job”, if he was allowed to keep working as he had before (driving) then there is a major problem. I do not know if he was or not so I am not accusing the dept. of anything. It is becoming apparent that he is following the pattern of most abusers, drug and or alcohol comes first then the physical.

Right now it seems all that is left in this situation is to see if Dave’s assertion that he will no longer be employed in LE is correct. I certainly hope he is not but, I do hope he gets counseling and can make the life changes he so desperately needs.

EDITOR NOTE–To all: I will not close this post to comments at this time, but unless you have something important to add, let’s give it a rest for now.

Objective? What does that have to do with the BG website. This is a forum to throw rocks nothing more. There is no reporting. Hell I can post other reporters articles on a website and write an opinion under it posing as “objective”. Ok we get it. Miller screwed up. But he wasn’t on duty acting under the protection of his badge in either case so it becomes a PERSONAL ISSUE and GOSSIP only. Who really cares. He is one of millions of men and women arrested for abuse or DUI. Maybe if some of our local reporters felt a little energetic, they might actually do some snooping out there and find a real story. But if I want some real news I’ll pull out my old high school newspaper and read about how serious it is that there are no more Zingers sold at lunch time.

Rick,

I like your analysis and observations and identification of pertinent issues.

One issue that you raised of pertinence to me is, why is the DUI not reported on the Idaho Repository?

Let me give the forum some HARD FACTS:

I was arrested on a false charge which originated in Canyon County, jailed for four days before being arraigned, prosecuted wrongfully for five months, after which the charges were dismissed.

The Canyon County prosecutor and judge failed to adhere to the Idaho Code, which requires that when a case is dismissed, a reason for the dismissal must by law, be entered into the record.

Further, I was subjected to repeated irregularities at the hands of the court clerks (who were so inept that they could not correctly record court hearing dates, and so forth), the prosecutors (who could not even keep their court dates correctly), the magistrate judge (who, along with the bumbling clerks and prosecutors could not keep court dates correctly) who issued an incorrect and inept warrant for my arrest for failure to appear (for an incorrect court date), and so forth.

My arrest and all the details of my case are still reflected on the Idaho Repository, even though the charges were false and eventually dismissed.

So, why is Officer Miller’s case not fully reflected on the Idaho Repository, so all of this friends, family, coworkers, girlfriends, and so forth can peruse it?

The taxpayers of Boise most likely paid higher insurance rates to have a DUI police officer driving the squad cars as well.

What does the forum suppose that the result of the DUI stop would have been if it had been made by the BPD, rather than Ada County?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Yes, the stop was made by the Idaho State Police. I stand corrected.

My point was that the result of the DUI stop may have been far different if it had been made by the BPD. For example:

Oh, hello Gary! I didn’t realize it was you. How’s it going tonight? Hey, just be a bit more careful about that centerline, OK? Hey, did you just rinse your mouth out with Listerine? See you tomorrow down at the department, OK?

One set of rules for most of us, and another set of rules for cops, right?

But, the point is much larger than this. Government lacks accountability at most levels, and so-called “professional law enforcement” is one of the most egregious offenders.

EDITOR NOTE–We have to jump in here. The ISP made the DUI stop, arrested him and he was convicted six years ago. In the case of the recent DV call, BPD arrived, spotted the conflict and to avoid even the perception of favoritism they called in the sheriff who arrested the guy. Time to let the courts and BPD command work their magic before jumping on all coppers.

Where did u read that LJ? Two posts above yours

Considering u do not know the story of why he was arrested for domestic violence don’t be to quick to judge this is my uncle and ppl do make mistakes sure if he did it then lock him up but I have never known him tobe a violent person

Excellent point Bec. This is nothing like a video recording of a police officer BLATANTLY violating a citizen’s civil rights that was sluffed off because she , to paraphrase, was a good officer of 23 years. Or the complete lack of interest in a 2 year federal investigation in to this department that NOONE knows anything about, including this department’s chief. But an off duty cop in his own home is accused by another individual of an action that really, like it or not, boils down to he said she said……………and there are almost 40 comments of the most disgusting sort (comparing cops to MURDERERS or words to that effect), apparently hours of research to show what a scumbag he/all cops are and how the system is skewed in cops favor. If he were on duty and excessive force were used, or perjury took place in the court room, or he was high or intoxicated on duty, or he used his position to STEAL items from the citizens of Boise….THEN I could understand this FIXATION with this man. But I think it REALLY IS TIME that someone reign this pathetic example of hypocrisy in and maybe just maybe focus on some issues that really are important and impact this city. This is nothing more than the Call of the Wild and mob mentality now. Change the term “police Officer” to accountant, or reporter and fill in the blank. How about giving him as much benefit of the doubt as the “heroine of YouTube” was given and shut down these comments now.