Texas Officer Who Gave Homeless Man Dog Poop 'Sandwich' Wins Appeal

[SummerMadness]

Texas Officer Who Gave Homeless Man Dog Poop 'Sandwich' Wins Appeal

Matthew Luckhurst, the San Antonio police officer fired in 2016 amid allegations he tried to give a homeless man a sandwich filled with dog feces, won his appeal but hasn’t been reinstated.

It was an expired timetable that lead to the win, not Luckhurst’s innocence.

He remains suspended due to another feces related incident. But it appears the system has already baked in protections by making a timetable one that allows people to quickly run out the clock and avoid discipline and/or termination. It should be no surprise there is a crisis of policing in the United States that most negatively impacts vulnerable populations.

 

[Goonie]

Why is he not being prosecuted for attempted poisoning?

 

[TLK Valentine]

Why is he not being prosecuted for attempted poisoning?

Because blue lives matter and homeless ones don't.

 

[SummerMadness]

Because blue lives matter and homeless ones don't.

If this officer ultimately gets away with his crime, how many people will support changes to departments that will not allow something like this to happen again? The fact that the complaint period is so short is by design, it let's officers commit crimes and all they have to do is run out the short clock. The real question, how many of the "Blue Lives" crowd want this type of officer on the street?

 

[Aryeh Jay]

It is good to finely see justice in America after the oppressive Obama regime.

 

[rjs330]

Blue lives matter. This one doesn't. He's an idiot that doesn't deserve the badge. I have to say that this isn't a good example of baked in protections. It's most likely a case of the city dragging it's feet. I've seen it happen where the government drags it's feet on something not to protect the officer, but because they were just doing what they do best which is put things off they should be dealing with immediately. They were a victim of their own ineptitude.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

Why is he not being prosecuted for attempted poisoning?

...because, in American politics, the right-wing believes

"Since most cops are 'good', highlighting incidents involving the bad ones means you hate all cops and you should just let incidents like that slide...otherwise you're a no good commie anarchist"

 

[usexpat97]

It should be no surprise there is a crisis of policing in the United States that most negatively impacts vulnerable populations

I call those civilians.

 

[rjs330]

...because, in American politics, the right-wing believes

"Since most cops are 'good', highlighting incidents involving the bad ones means you hate all cops and you should just let incidents like that slide...otherwise you're a no good commie anarchist"

I disagree. That's the lefts tactic. Not ours. Examples, don't believe in man caused catastrophic climate change? You are for pollution and a backwards science hater. Dont believe in Government healthcare? You want to kill people.

No, in the case of police, we don't want incidents line this to slide. He should have been prosecuted. What we are against is the idea that there can be such a focus on cops that it makes it look like the problems are rampant rather than a small minority. That's all.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

I disagree. That's the lefts tactic. Not ours. Examples, don't believe in man caused catastrophic climate change? You are for pollution and a backwards science hater. Dont believe in Government healthcare? You want to kill people.

Just to put your statements in context...

State run health care systems have a direct linear association with longer lifespans, better quality of care, and lower rates of disease....all at a lower cost.

If you directly oppose the solution that cheaper, better, and helps more people...what would you call it?

If you reject the expert consensus of 90%+ people in the field based on some misinformation spread by organizations that happen to be run by people who have a vested interest in keeping environmental regulations at a minimum so they can do business for the lowest operating cost...what would you call it?

 

[Sketcher]

And I'll bet the union is shielding him.

 

[dgiharris]

No, in the case of police, we don't want incidents line this to slide. He should have been prosecuted. What we are against is the idea that there can be such a focus on cops that it makes it look like the problems are rampant rather than a small minority. That's all.

It's one thing to have problems. It's a whole different animal to have these problems THEN have the agencies entrusted with enforcing the law and justice working to cover up these incidents and/or sweep them under the rug.

It is as if there is this sentiment on the Right that to acknowledge any wrong doing no matter how blatant and obvious is to give the Left power. Thus, no matter what, don't acknowledge the wrong doing...

This sort of thinking is destroying this country. Yes, both sides are guilty of it, but I feel the Right is way worse about it.

It would be nice, if both sides could put politics behind them and just do the right thing... but alas, that is just never gonna happen.

So the Right will continue to bend over backwards making excuses for inept, corrupt, or just plain evil bad cops using every logical fallacy to excuse their behavior.

Oh, look, there's Crooked Hillary!!!! LOCK HER UP!!!!.

 

[Ringo84]

Ringo

 

[Rubiks]

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