These cops didn't do theirs, and didn't get fired. ‘How are they even on the force?’: NYPD cops allowed to keep jobs after not getting out of car before Brooklyn woman’s murder
This incident happened in 2017, but is still in the news because of the ongoing issues around discipline records for cops in New York.
Two NYPD cops are dispatched to the scene of domestic violence incident. But it was cold, at least by New York standards, in the low 20s. They didn't even get out of their car.
Wells, 22, had called 911 from her Crown Heights home saying her husband, Barry Wells, was acting odd. A neighbor called about a half hour later saying Tonie Wells was screaming, “He’s going to kill me.”
Lau and Jaber drove to the home after the second call but never got out to investigate.
New York's Finest.
The woman who made the original call was found strangled an hour later after a neighbor made another 911 call.
[The two cops] were later each found guilty by the department of failure to take police action and failure to properly investigate while responding to a call.
But instead of losing their jobs for the fatal error, Lau and Jaber were placed on dismissal probation — meaning they had to keep their nose clean for a year or risk termination for any new misconduct.
They were also suspended 30 days without pay.
If you were a FedEx or other delivery driver, and refused to get out of your truck, because it was cold, you would probably be fired. Could you refuse to build stuff and still work for a construction company? But teachers can refuse to go into the classroom, and cops can refuse to get out of their cars when someone calls 911, and both of those groups can keep their jobs. It must be really nice to work for a Democratic-party controlled city. Do you think fire fighters could refuse to put out fires and keep their jobs?
And in New York City you can't be allowed to defend yourself, that's what the cops are for.
When you call 911, which is a fine thing to do, you expect that help will arrive eventually, but you may be mistaken. Help will not arrive instantly, and as in this case, you may have to wait the rest of your life.
"Do you think fire fighters could refuse to put out fires and keep their jobs?"
ReplyDeleteWell... there was the Lyndeborough, NH fire department.
Actually I didn't phrase that quite right.
DeletePersonally I'm sure that fire fighters could refuse to fight fires and still have a job. I don't think you can fire anyone with a public-sector-union behind them.
The rest of us, not in that position, have to do our work or face being let go.