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Re: S.C. cop claims wrongful termination
Sep 28, 2012, 6:27 AM
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Hate to say it,but he might have a case!(and no I am not a coot).
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Re: S.C. cop claims wrongful termination
Sep 28, 2012, 6:32 AM
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i don't think a police officer can give someone a ticket and post about it on a public forum. to top it off, on the 2nd post about it, he used a government computer which is blatant misuse of gov't property.
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Re: S.C. cop claims wrongful termination
Sep 28, 2012, 6:53 AM
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He should be able to post it on a public forum( it is after all public information)but on his own time and on his own computer,which he claims he did.
Now if he did post it on a goverment computer,or maybe if his remarks got personal,then maybe the chief had the right to fire him.
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Orange Blooded [4787]
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Re: S.C. cop claims wrongful termination
Sep 28, 2012, 6:59 AM
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just as when i was active duty army, there were certain things i wasn't allowed to do because of army regulations that a regular citizen could do, i am almost certain that police officers have regulations about aspects of their jobs that they can't disclose to the public.
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Re: S.C. cop claims wrongful termination
Sep 28, 2012, 7:09 AM
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that's why you can't give a coot a job with responsibilities.
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Extend his 5 minutes of fame to 15 minutes.
Sep 28, 2012, 7:45 AM
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This thing will eventually just go away. An employee that is fresh off a termination is mad and embarrassed. Inevitably the first words that comes out of that employees mouth is lawsuit related. It's a pride thing. How does a policemen keep a lawyer on retainer? He probably (speculating of course) just went and got a free 30 min consultation and will have to come up with some money now to drag this thing further in the dirt. Why? To save his 28k a year job. Don't see that happening.
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Re: S.C. cop claims wrongful termination
Sep 28, 2012, 11:08 AM
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You can find out on which computer something came from. he got busted and fired,end of story. One less idiot in law enforcement. We should hire Barney Fife to replace him. Barney would be an intellectual improvement of course.
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They'll threaten and/or file suit, and I suspect the town
Sep 28, 2012, 6:39 AM
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will settle. I doubt the ex-cop will return to work there: he knows it, his lawyer knows it, the town knows it. Thus, it's about money. Although the cop was wrong, Leftie, I tend to agree with you, as it sounds as if the Chief had somewhat of a lax policy about use of departmental computers for personal reasons. Though the cop was wrong for posting as he did, I'm afraid his lawyer will attempt to make the town leaders and PD look as if the Chief used selective enforcement against the cop. Of course, that doesn't mean you and I have to agree, which I don't...and I'm sure you don't.
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Re: They'll threaten and/or file suit, and I suspect the town
Sep 28, 2012, 6:56 AM
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I agree.The thing that I most heard at work was he got fired for doing his job,or that he got fired for giving a ticket to a popular coach.
Since the officer happens to be a coot fan,I wonder if he would have given a ticket to the old ball coach.
Nah,Spurrier would have just given him a ticket(get it) to a Carolina home game.
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I don't think they even need to deal with the computer usage
Sep 28, 2012, 6:56 AM
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If this officer did publicly brag about giving Dabo a ticket, that should be enough. It is easy to look the otherway when that type of behavior occurs in the department locker room, but it is totally out of line in a public setting.
Given the protections given to most gov't employees, I suspect this officer must have had some other issues in his personnel file. Otherwise I would think the public bragging would have been a suspension without pay sort of offense.
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Cop is making it out he had permission to post from his***
Sep 28, 2012, 7:06 AM
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Re: Let him move to Columbia and work for the city down
Sep 28, 2012, 10:17 AM
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there. They need more cops to patrol Five Points. He will fit right in working for a mayor that is having his commercial interests foreclosed on.
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Re: They'll threaten and/or file suit, and I suspect the town
Sep 29, 2012, 4:32 AM
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Why should there be a reason for settlement. I don't think that the city will charge him for the 90 minutes of tax payer computer time. LOL, I don't think he has a case at all. He violated policy, and that is all the reason needed for a clear reason for termination. If he still wants to work in law enforcement some where else. He better swallow his pride and hurt feelings and just walk a way without a big stink. IF he does file suit. A law enforcement agency no where would ever risk hiring him.
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He's a public official. He can't put details of his job
Sep 28, 2012, 8:35 AM
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on a public forum using state owned computers.
He didn't get fired for pulling over Swinney, He was fired for running is fat coot mouth about it.
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Re: He's a public official. He can't put details of his job
Sep 28, 2012, 8:37 AM
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absolutely!! he did this to himself and now he is trying to change the facts!
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^^^^^^ that - posting ANYTHING about his job, case file,
Sep 28, 2012, 11:04 AM
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incident on job whatever should and probably is a GIANT NO NO
Pickens should force his hand
if he DOES sue - I would think it would take a WHILE to get hired as a Cop again.
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Re: ^^^^^^ that - posting ANYTHING about his job, case file,
Sep 29, 2012, 12:34 AM
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If ever!!!
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Chuck sees dollar signs...He will get paid win or lose...***
Sep 29, 2012, 1:35 AM
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S.C. Police Department fires for improper conduct.***
Sep 28, 2012, 9:00 AM
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Re: S.C. cop claims wrongful termination
Sep 28, 2012, 9:15 AM
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With a job like being a Police officer. He should have never bragged and let his personal preference be known on a sports board. It makes all Clemson fans with paws or what ever on their vehicle feel that they may have been targeted by this cop. He was just plain stupid.
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Re: Well, he was a Coot.***
Sep 28, 2012, 10:19 AM
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He can always pump gas*******
Sep 28, 2012, 11:26 AM
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Re: Extend his 5 minutes of fame to 15 minutes.
Sep 29, 2012, 12:55 AM
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And he hired an ex SC football player on the current BOT (if I'm not mistaken)? Yea...the town of Pickens & Dabo seem "fishy".
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I doubt if this ever goes to court..but if it did....
Sep 29, 2012, 1:10 AM
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..if there are other incidents of a similar nature in the cop's personnel file, wouldn't that be fair game for the defense to use it?
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