Cleveland police officer back from suspension tests positive for marijuana
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland police officer who returned to work after a nearly eight-month suspension related to an alleged beating of a suspect on New Year's Day tested positive for drugs after only one week on the job.
Patrolman Kevin Smith, 26, a Third District officer hired in 2008, tested positive for drugs on Tuesday, said Andrea Taylor, a spokeswoman for Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson.
Read the whole story - there's a lot more information there, like that it's department policy to test all officers returning from leave > 30 days. That means this cop was either a drooling moron who didn't even think about getting tested, or he figured that the rules didn't apply to him. But the best part is this:
D'Angelo said a marijuana offense for an officer usually involves a suspension and entry into a drug treatment or assistance program. He said other officers, including supervisors and other public employees, have tested positive for drugs or had alcohol related issues in the past but not with as much controversy surrounding them.
You mean to tell me that COPS get busted for smoking dope and not only are they NOT arrested and charged as criminals, but they don't even lose their jobs? No wonder they think nothing of making up "courtesy cards" to hand to other law enforcement officials to get out of traffic infractions - they fully believe they are above the law. And with stories like this, where something that would land you and I in jail - and disqualify us from owning firearms - they get "assistance"...
Some animals really are more equal than others.
That is all.
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Got a Sick one involving "Only Ones" on the way. Might want to fire up the Rage-O-Meter for that one.
One of the issues in the new "NICs improvement" bill brought up by Pelosi et al about Loughner is that his admission to using drugs on military paperwork, not actually getting caught using via a test mind you, but the mere admission he had used in the past, should have been sufficient to bar him from gun ownership forever per their reading of the Federal "prohibited person" standards.
I expect they'll be calling for this clown's resignation and arrest shortly?
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