South Bend Police arrest, tase wrong guy

[Lock load]

I hope I'm posting this in the right forum.
Haven't seen this already posted. So if this is a duplicate thread. Please ignore.

South Bend Police arrest, tase wrong guy | ABC57 | South Bend IN News, Weather and Sports | Top Stories

 

[cobber]

They did apologize.

 

[Classic]

Sounds like the dog got it wrong.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Stupidity at its finest! It defies my understanding to believe that these police could not see the disconnect between a domestic disturbance and a house full of people who are in bed asleep.

 

[mrjarrell]

The cops should be cuffed and let the kid have them for a half hour or so. Hope they get crap sued out of them, at the least. Sounds like they should be charged with burglary and assault, though. Of course that ain't gonna happen. They'll be allowed to skate, as usual.

 

[Expat]

whoops.

 

[lucky4034]

I hope this lady and her son both sue the hell out of these idiots....

A few bad apples my ass...

A few bad apples ruin the name of 5%!! Who in the hell are training the police these days? And don't come on here and tell me I'm bashing cops etc... etc...

I know you have a dangerous job... I know its stressful... and I also know that ITS NOT FOR EVERYONE. If your comrades can't handle the job or are too lazy to learn the law... WEED THEM OUT. Don't dismiss them as "They don't represent me".

You are a police FORCE... not an Army of ONE.

 

[poptab]

How many times does stuff like this happen before they end up at someone's house like Jose Guerena and someone ends up dead.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

New mayor. New police chief. How's that working out for you?

This city just keeps circling the drain.

 

[ultraspec]

Payday for them now im sure and well deserved.

 

[CathyInBlue]

South Detroit?

 

[mrjarrell]

In a related matter, this should be what happens in all cases like this, when the homeowner doesn't actually fend off the home invaders.

St. Charles County sheriff's deputy gets 5 years on burglary charge : Stltoday

 

[sepe]

Trying to apologize is something we don't read in most of these kinds of stories. Most apologies come after the court cases. At least he wasn't in NYC and got tased and had a mop handle/broomstick keistered against his will.

New mayor. New police chief. How's that working out for you?

This city just keeps circling the drain.

Seems like the fun is carrying on like usual. As long as things don't get worse, they're better...right?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The sound you just heard was the head of the City Attorney for South Bend hitting his desk in exasperation.

 

[Sgt.Striker]

im not surprised that a police officer was accused of misconduct but i am pleasantly surprised that he was actually tried and held accountable for abusing his authority. most of the time when the police break the law they are "suspended with pay pending further investigation" which really means their superiors gave em a paid vacation until things die down and the public forgets the whole thing. at which time they are reinstated and get back to business as usual.

 

[9mmfan]

Heard this on the radio this morning on the way to work. Just astounded. Makes me glad I moved back to Mishawaka from South Bend.
I personally know several South Bend cops and they are astounding guys. I also personally know of many who are not good human beings, let alone police officers. There are even a few of those type on the Mishawaka force. I just don't get it. Why can't the police be held to the same standard as us citizens?

 

[phylodog]

I hope this lady and her son both sue the hell out of these idiots....

A few bad apples my ass...

A few bad apples ruin the name of 5%!! Who in the hell are training the police these days? And don't come on here and tell me I'm bashing cops etc... etc...

I know you have a dangerous job... I know its stressful... and I also know that ITS NOT FOR EVERYONE. If your comrades can't handle the job or are too lazy to learn the law... WEED THEM OUT. Don't dismiss them as "They don't represent me".

You are a police FORCE... not an Army of ONE.

Actually you know precious little. You think you know something based off of what you've read. Big difference.

 

[John Galt]

Payday for them now im sure and well deserved.

Not so good for the taxpayer though. They get to pay to employ people like this and they get to pay for their mistakes. A little skin in the game, like taking the "payday" out of their pension, and I'm sure they would think twice before doing stupid things. Or, take it out of the police union funds and maybe the unions would weed the bad apples out. Remove the consequences of bad behavior = get bad behavior.
I'm a small business owner and I can guarantee you that if one of my employees did something stupid, an attorney would try to bleed me dry.

 

[Prometheus]

Captain Phil Trent told ABC 57 he will be contacting internal affairs to find out if these three officers will face any charges.

How can they NOT face charges?

Home Invasion, assault, assault with deadly weapons, false imprisonment, armed b&e or whatever it is in Indiana...

The only question should be how MANY charges will they be facing?

 

[BigMatt]

When I read stories like this, I always think of what would happen if it were my house.

How would I handle the situation if the "Police" busted in my front door? It never ends up pretty.