fired? really?

[Archangel M]

http://www.policeone.com/social-med...3-Bikini-photo-on-Facebook-gets-SC-cop-fired/

A South Carolina police officer has been relieved of his duties after a photo surfaced on Facebook of scantily-clad women posing on the hood of his town police cruiser.

However, he is not the only one suffering the consequences surrounding the scandalous photo.

One of the women who participated in the bikini car wash fundraiser, "**** n Tats," and is featured in the photo pin-up, is a Berkeley County sheriff's deputy, and might lose her job too, according to The Post and Chronicle.

Now, I'm not ruling out the possibility that one or both of the officers may have a disciplinary history and this was the "last straw", but fired? Really?

While the "conduct unbecoming" clause is always a tool an overzealous administrator could hit you with, whatever happened to progressive discipline? Administrative punishment?

And the off duty officer washing the car? Fire her? Could she not go to a beach and have her picture taken? While participating in an event called "**** n Tats" is lowbrow for a cop to be participating in IMO, I think a verbal admonishment would be enough for her.

 

[bribrius]

has a lot to do with the perception of the community they are representing. Maybe respect for the duty as well.

would you respect your instructor less for posing half clad and still be eager to pay for your instruction? What if they did it in the school with a karate getup and weapons?

Generally i think officers are supposed to be respected, and people are encouraged to respect them. These types of things could impact that and doesn't help when the department is seeking funds.

Enough complaints come in from pissed off taxpayers..............

 

[Archangel M]

Sure...suspend him, take vacation days, put him on a desk, but fired? For this? Especially if it was his first offense.

 

[Carol]

South Carolina has serious issues with political corruption....everywhere from the local level to the national stage.

See underperforming schools, FBI uniform crime report, poverty levels, Alvin Green, "You Lie!", Thomas Ravenel, John McCain has an illegitimate black daughter, Greenville County School District finances....etc, etc.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Officer fired over photo texted to female officer » Knoxville News ...

Sexy Jailer Jessie Lunderby Officially Fired Over Playboy Photos

Bikini Car Wash Photos Get South Carolina Police Officer Fired ...

Officer Fired Over Nude Photos Sent to HS Student: AP | NBC Dallas ...

Tons of similar links come up if you google officer fired over photos.
Funny...only 1 of the 4 above would bother me.

 

[Cryozombie]

There is an awesome lesson here.

That one cop you don't like? Wait till he's in someplace having lunch, pose some bikini babes on his cruiser, take pics and make em public!

Problem solved.


Yeah. Seriously. This is stupid.