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WWYD, LEO Mindset.

What would you do?

  • Yes, make the arrest?

    Votes: 38 73.1%

  • No, allow the driver to drive away?

    Votes: 14 26.9%
  • Total voters
    52
Rel said:
If the Officer does nothing and the guy jumps to his death, does the officer get disciplined and the department sued?
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the cop didn't do nothing. he told the guy to get down and he's under arrest.

the department can get sued but it'll be a frivolous lawsuit wasting everyone's time and money.

i'm guessing there have been enough successful suicide jumpers where police or other people weren't able to talk down. i'm also guessing these people weren't successfully sued by the victim's family.
 
Rel said:
Normally without.
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That sucks :thumbdown



I think the cop did the right thing(the end result proves this) but I DO see the chiefs pov. An off duty cop isnt in the same line of communication as the on duty cops (radios and such) and was an armed and in unknown variable. So while I disagree with the suspension (after all, he got the guy) I see the chiefs point.



Instead of a without pay suspension, they probably needed to set some more clear protocol and have s meeting about how this coulda gotten bad IMO.
 
kevin 714 said:
With or without pay?
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A suspension as a punishment will be without pay. When you hear about paid administrative leave that's because it is not a punishment. It might be done pending review of a major incident, like a shooting, but not as a punishment. Therefore it's paid.
 
bojangle said:
A suspension as a punishment will be without pay. When you hear about paid administrative leave that's because it is not a punishment. It might be done pending review of a major incident, like a shooting, but not as a punishment. Therefore it's paid.
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thanks.
 
I don't think I would risk my life to grab that guy off the ledge if I were the officer. Not to mention he could put the jumper's life in danger as well.

I think he did what needed to be done. It's not as if the guy was threatening anyone's life.
 
^^^ Pretty much this.
The camera guy wasn't doing anything wrong... so yeah, go after the base jumper and try to get him down at the bottom. Trying to stop him by grabbing him or something like that could result in things going sideways in a hurry.
 
Entoptic said:
This mindset reminds me of the firefighters that watched the person drown in Alameda because they were told not to assist. Boogles my mind that someone could live with that weight on their shoulders.
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It's actually the complete opposite of the Alameda Police/Fire incident. That was a suicidal man that wanted to die. The police/fire took no action to save a man who's actions were a danger to himself.

This is a situation where the police took action to save the man's life by denying him access to the house.

You're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't.
 
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