10-28-2015, 12:36 PM
Sheriff Lott is well-balanced, in my opinion.
You can tell it's difficult for him to terminate an employee who he otherwise considered a strong performer and a valuable asset, but believes it's the right thing to do given the clear evidence of policy violation.
He said repeatedly that he welcomes citizens' videos of police action and encourages more citizens to film; LE can then evaluate to determine if problems exist and, if so, they will be addressed. He looks forward to all of his officers having body cams, he said.
ETA: CORRECTION: It's the throwing of the student across the room that was the violation of policy and training, NOT flipping the girl from the chair.
You can tell it's difficult for him to terminate an employee who he otherwise considered a strong performer and a valuable asset, but believes it's the right thing to do given the clear evidence of policy violation.
He said repeatedly that he welcomes citizens' videos of police action and encourages more citizens to film; LE can then evaluate to determine if problems exist and, if so, they will be addressed. He looks forward to all of his officers having body cams, he said.
ETA: CORRECTION: It's the throwing of the student across the room that was the violation of policy and training, NOT flipping the girl from the chair.