Another Walton deputy arrested, fired

[Matt J]

The problem with that is the costs involved. It is much, much cheaper to rehab the offender than to incarcerate.

No seriously who is this? I think someone has hacked wroberts account.

 

[Creeklover]

Well i guess the deputy who hit the car in the rear tonight on 331 should be fired also. He broke the law by no stopping for the stopped vehicle and hitting a vehicle from the rear. He should not receive a second chance just fire him on the spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sunspotbaby]

Well i guess the deputy who hit the car in the rear tonight on 331 should be fired also. He broke the law by no stopping for the stopped vehicle and hitting a vehicle from the rear. He should not receive a second chance just fire him on the spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fired for an accident? Was he drunk? Was he high? If so, then yes, he should be fired.
:roll:

 

[sowalbeach]

Well i guess the deputy who hit the car in the rear tonight on 331 should be fired also. He broke the law by no stopping for the stopped vehicle and hitting a vehicle from the rear. He should not receive a second chance just fire him on the spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have sat back and read the quotes from everyone on this forum. So heres my opinion. I have heard that RJ was in tight with the one arrested for DUI, Coraine I believe is his name. If your not drunk, why not do soberity test. Why not blow on the machine to prove it. His lawyer said in the paper that he didnt even drink that night. From my understanding from the last deputy arrested if you blow under, you are released. I think he knows how the system works. He knows how the evidence plays out in court. I was told that there was a supervisor on scene, and he still refused to do any thing offered to him. I would be doing hand stands if it took, to prove I wasnt intoxicated.

We citizens are not afforded the right to ask for FHP or for a supervisor. FHP works wrecks, and I am sure not interal departmental issues. If he TRULY wasn't intoxicated, I am sure that he would of done whatever it took to prove it, then go through being arrested, and spending money on a lawyer.

Maybe the SAO should of pressed through and let a jury hear the case.

I, for one am thrilled that the new Sheriff is taking charge like he is. Seems that RJ had some bad eggs in the bunch, that he contiuned to sprinkle with perfume to cover them up.

By the way, and accident is just that, an accident. You dont accidentally get in a car after you drank, and drive. You dont accidentally get a bunch of pills and take them. If your a cop, you should know better.

 

[beachmouse]

Turns out friend of a friend knows the latest officer fired, and from what I've heard, the firing was very appropriate in this case. It was not a new problem for the officer, and he reportedly didn't have the kind of chronic pain issues that could justify the prescription-shopping.

 

[Matt J]

We citizens are not afforded the right to ask for FHP or for a supervisor.

Is this a new law, could you provide a link?

 

[Creeklover]

You can ask for a supervisor to come to the scene if you think the deputy is wrong and they will send one. I have heard this on the radio just the other day.

If it is a accident who do you receive tickets from it and haft to go to court. I belive Mr. Hicks would love to have you on his jury. I do not belive that driving (speeding) down the road and hitting a stopped car is a accident. It was not like he did not know the road was shut down and that traffic was stopped. He had to pass a road block at teh bait store of his friends to go through and then he picked up speed again and hit the car that was stopped for the traffic. What if this vehicle would have had a child in the back seat and it would have killed that child as the back was pushed into the seat then would this have been a ACCIDENT. I do not think so because it could have been avoided by watching the road condition and the traffic.

I belive vehicles should have all radios removed so drivers can here their vehicles and pay attition to the road.. With the exception to Ploice card and fire trucks with their dispatch radios

 

[ShallowsNole]

I belive vehicles should have all radios removed so drivers can here their vehicles and pay attition to the road.. With the exception to Ploice card and fire trucks with their dispatch radios

If that happened, we would just all drive around with our Ipods and headphones. And, of course, yapping on our cell phones and texting on our blackberries.

And topping the relief bridge - which you can't see past, on 331 South, especially at night - and slamming into a car waiting for traffic to move sounds like something I'd do.

 

[John R]

The problem with that is the costs involved. It is much, much cheaper to rehab the offender than to incarcerate.

and who's paying for this? is this from those tax dollars we keep sending up north?

he broke the law, he goes to jail. when he comes out of jail, he can become a night watchman at a chicken farm.

 

[Creeklover]

and who's paying for this? is this from those tax dollars we keep sending up north?

he broke the law, he goes to jail. when he comes out of jail, he can become a night watchman at a chicken farm.

I thought only Ex Police chiefs worked at the chicken farms??