Cops take a break to play Wii

[tudizzle]

During a bust in Florida Cops get caught playing Wii bowling after a raid during the search of the house. watch the vid at the bottom of the page.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/22/crimesider/entry5329251.shtml


hey at least they weren't sitting around eating doughnuts!

 

[moondawg]

More of our tax dollars hard at work. bet he gets suspended with pay for 2 weeks. The time has come that we start holding people responsible for their actions. He should be fired without question! There are to many hard working honest people outta work to have a jacka$$ like this getting paid to play wii.

 

[MPS]

I am not going to condone this guy playing the Wii....he deserves punishment, suspended without pay...yes....fired? LMAO! wow. It is very interesting to see so many of you have no tolerance for police making mistakes. You expect perfection. This dude is a narcotics detective. I have worked in narcotics and I still have friends that do. They put in 60-80 hours a week and get paid 50k a year. I'm ok with a little bit of blowing off of steam now and then...like I said that was way too much. If I was on that search and saw that....I would have called him out and been pissed. He is one of those guys that thinks he is better than regular cops and is above searching. So I don't doubt he let all the regular cops search. I know the type. He should be hammered by his department. Fired!? No

The defense attorney calls it offensive? Why? They weren't looking at p*rn. Stupid...yes....offensive come on.

Then the article asks, "What do you think? Does the bowling tourney invalidate the case against Difalco? Or was it all in good fun?" LMAO...why would it invalidate the case? The dude is a drug dealer...cops playing his Wii doesn't diminish that.

People like to jump on something like this ASAP...instead of being grateful we don't have anarchy because of the police. Why don't you post something about a cop bravely dying....it happens everyday in this country....did ya know that? But nope...it is always something like this.

 

[John]

Sorry MPS but the cop jumping around like a 14 year old cheerleader needs to be fired. I'm betting he is wearing his "life partners" panties. Disgusting. His buddies should have tazed his arse.

 

[moondawg]

MPS you just validated my point of no one is ever accountable for their actions attitude this country has. How much does stuff like this cost the tax payers? Its sickening! I own my own business and if one of my employees was caught playing the wii on my time and my dollar he would dam well be fired on the spot. This guy is a public servant and doesnt just work for one person he works for thousands on their dime so he better be busting his arse to do his job not blowing off steam while they foot the bill. PATHETIC!!!!!!

 

[Scut Farkus]

"the nature of a search warrant is hurry and wait"

-no wonder MPS has over 4,000 posts.

 

[motojunkie101]

Would it be more cost effective to:

A: Give the guy 2 weeks without pay to teach him a lesson and make an example out of him to the rest of the LEOs.

or

B: Fire him, and spend thousands of tax payer money to hire a new person in the same spot that may not have the same experience (or training)...plus leaving the department a man down for a LOT longer than 2 weeks during the hiring process.


Dont get me wrong, that guy needs to be reprimanded but on the stance of costing more money I am sure you know what it means as a business owner to bring on someone new.


This isn't directed at anyone in particular so dont get all worked up:

IMO police are exempt from getting a second chance in this country. Everyone is quick to be a critic but how many would actually step up to the plate and put on a uniform and a badge?

 

[moondawg]

So moto your saying that there arnt any out of work police officers in this country right now that would love a job and would actually so their job and not play wii for hours while they should be searching for drugs? It doesnt cost me any money to bring on someone new because i hire people that are qualified to do the job and willing to work. It would cost me a hell of a lot more to have someone on the job playing games and wasting time and money. But thats a good attitude to have. Have you ever heard of principle? No not the one from your high school. How do you make an example of him and let him keep his job? Suspend him without pay for a couple weeks? So all the other cops think that if they get caught screwing off and not doing their job the worse that will happen is suspended without pay but I wont get fired.

 

[motojunkie101]

I'm sure there are some police officers that are out of a job that would JUMP at the opportunity to have a job right now. Even with a guy standing in line for the job that is qualified, that doesn't mean he has had the same experience that the other one has.
The guy screwed up by messing around on the job playing WII. There is NO argument there from me, but I dont think the guy should be fired for it. IMO, The correct approach in my mind when someone screws up or isn't doing their job (depending on the situation of course) You start with a verbal a$$ chewing, then move to reprimands, suspension without pay, and then you fire them if they dont adhere to the standards of the job.

I fully understand the principal of being a public servant and putting in a full days work for honest pay. Being a hard worker gets you places, screwing around doesn't. Like I said, I am not arguing with you on that point.

He should have the 2 weeks without pay, work several hours without pay (to make up for the lost time on the clock) and a strong warning sent out to all LEOs that similar actions will result in much harsher punishments.

I just believe that people deserve a second chance to correct their actions when they screw up. Let this guy serve as a warning to anyone else out there not doing their job.