Comments on: Video: Police Officer Shown on Drunken Video Joking About Murder and Tasering Suspect — Later Assigned to His Own Investigation

By: donlawny

donlawny — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:25:15 +0000

Well, as a Police supervisor I am deeply embarassed by this video although I work in NYC this conduct is unconsionable. First the Officer appears to be armed, intoxicated and drunk as such not fit for duty, and I would bet money he drove home. To discuss a homicide investigation and joke about the decedent demonstrates, immaturity, lack of professionalism, and the proper morals to serve and protect the public. I will use this as a trainning video as to how stupid Police Officer’s appear and how they erode public confidence by their behavior and disrespect for the victims family in a very serious criminal matter and on going investigation. If the Chief was silent I agree with those who call for his removal, his silence and inaction are an endorsement of bad behavior, and fail to set high standards on those who are paid to serve the public.

By: eriepressible™ » Bad Cop, No Doughnut

eriepressible™ » Bad Cop, No Doughnut — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:50:27 +0000

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By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:04:53 +0000

More proof of the fallacy of Intelligent Design. Who are these guys–Barney Fife and Goober?

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:26:02 +0000

This sure sounds like a Texas case to me. This officer and the intelligent chief both need to find new employment. This is outrageous. This would be akin to naming George W. Bush to investigate himself.

By: Anonymously Yours

Anonymously Yours — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:07:59 +0000

Well as interrelated as the Prosecutors and Judges are now days, marriage etc. I am not surprised in the least of this type of mentality.

I do believe that the Prosecutor made issue of a Judge in Macomb County Michigan dating a Circuit Court Judge. Somehow or another they thought that this was an unfair advantage. Nearly cost the career of both.

By: Buddha Is Laughing

Buddha Is Laughing — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:26:04 +0000

This is all so very inappropriate.

I think an investigation into Cousins’ and Franklin’s mental and ethical fitness to perform police duties is warranted. Having nude pictures in Playboy off duty as a school coach is vastly different than ridiculing the victims of violent crimes one is supposedly sworn to “Protect & Serve” and then trying to cover it up under an obviously flawed investigation designed to intimidate (or worse) the good citizen who busted this clown having verbal diarrhea. This is not just bad judgment on Cousins’ part. This is evil. And Franklin? Well he’s prima facie not fit to command jack squat.

By: Dredd

Dredd — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:49:41 +0000

Very eerie …