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He was fucking around with his buddy in a police car at night. That FACT (pretty much impossible to dispute) is enough for him to be suspended in my book. That his decision to screw around on the job with a dangerous piece of machinery at the very least contributed to the deaths of two people is enough for me to justify firing him. Why would you ever want to give him the opportunity to make another bad decision like that?
I am no cop hater. I'd classify myself as cop-friendly, especially considering that I have CPD neighbors and one of my assistants is married to a CPD detective. I know cops have tough jobs and have to deal hourly with the worst parts of humanity, but that doesn't give them the excuse for joyriding down a major street in the middle of the night.
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