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Originally Posted by Fotzlid
So anyone accused of a crime should automatically lose their job?
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While whether or not the officer in question is guilty of a crime might still be in question, but there is zero doubt that he was reckless in his duties. People are fired all the time for being reckless on the job, even when that recklessness does not constitute a crime, so to make a firing decision conditional on a guilty verdict is completely unreasonable.
Doctors lose their licenses all the time for errors that do not amount to criminal charges, same for airline pilots and so on. Why should cops only be considered unfit for the job when they cross the line into criminal behavior?