I was just going to say that. As sad as it sounds, it's actually surprising that the little girl's life was spared. I'm so heartbroken over the trauma she's going to have to deal with for the rest of her life, though. :(
How juvenile. Why don't both states STFU for a second and realize that they're all to blame, instead of bickering and pointing the finger at each other? That doesn't set a very good example. Why doesn't she just refuse parolees from any state, if she's going to do it, federally authorized or not? I'm pretty sure each state has its dangerous people, not just Arkansas. She's causing a big enough problem with this state's parolees alone. Why worry about another state's as well?
So these new charges just prove that our own state's judicial system hasn't learned its damn lesson in all this. Seriously...Rendering criminal assistance? That's it? And why did the women get bail, because they're female? sigh... Such a disappointment.
And another convicted murderer, who was walking around in our state after being released in AR as well. Awesome.
I think you're trying to justify your reasons for being upset at the fact these managers make that much money, by coming up with outlandishly paranoid schemes in your head. Sure, it's a pretty penny. I don't think that you're getting the gist of the situation though, honestly. Managers can't control their workers to determine whether or not they're going to show up on a call after they've been drinking. What's wrong with holding the M.E. himself personally accountable for his own actions?
You bring up an excellent point. So many people think that they have some sort of "right" to act as rudely as they want to to an officer and still get treated nicely. There's a good quote I read once that said "Cops are there to HELP your ass, not KISS it!" ...They aren't there to do anyone any favors, but they will try to work with someone if the person has a good enough attitude about things. That's all. People don't get that. It's like any customer service industry. If you're nice enough about things (not outwardly rude) you can get a lot further with a complaint or problem you've had with their service. You start yelling or talking about how offended and p*ssed off you are, then they're going to shut down and tell you they've done all they can do. It makes me wonder how many of these people who complain about this "special treatment" react this way, so they wouldn't get it.
If the officers are patient enough to wait for a ride to arrive. I won't say that police officers make it a habit of sitting around waiting for a sober person to pick up the drunk driver. That would be a lie. They also try not to make it a habit of driving people home in their patrol cars because if there's an emergency, for safety's sake, they'd have to properly rid their unit of this drunk person first before responding, which could take precious time they need to race to that call. But yes, it's happened. :)
Tell that to the other dads in prison for other crimes, who can't see their precious children anymore because of their actions. I've worked around criminals often enough to know that child killers do not get treated very well in prison. They *have* to flock together to keep safe. Sometimes it doesn't make a difference.
You're right, I read a little about that story and literally got sick to my stomach.
Ohh you're talking about just that one story of the drunk driver. I thought you were making a generalization. My mistake. You know, that story hasn't sat well with me for a while. Sure, I gave the officers the benefit of the doubt in the beginning. I'm not ashamed of doing that, because I like to think that they deserve that respect until it's been proven that they don't. Like I said, we're all a little biased based on our own experiences. However, looking more into it, it's extremely hard for me to put complete faith in that officer's actions. Fair enough? :)
Generally speaking, however, not all details are going to be released to the media regarding every story. Not only that, you have to take into consideration that as much as we'd like to think otherwise, media reporters are just as biased as we are, and at times that shows in how they spin a story. Unfortunate, but true to a degree. Either way, generally speaking, there are stories that (to me) seem pretty cut and dry, in which you've taken the criminal's side. I guess that's just something we'll never get past. All in all, there are many people on these boards that I'd prefer to steer clear of in real life. You aren't one of those people. You are an intelligent, decent person, with differing views. I respect that. At least there's thought behind your opinions.
"Charging documents filed this week in Kitsap County Superior Court say Olsen has a history of domestic violence and was released from a California prison on Oct. 24." -- That's shocking.
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