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Judi Lynn

(160,535 posts)
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:00 PM Jun 2017

24-hour suspension proposed in Ohio officer head-kick case

Source: Associated Press


Andrew Welsh-huggins, Associated Press
Updated 4:04 pm, Wednesday, June 21, 2017




COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Columbus police officer who subdued a restrained suspect in a way that appeared to show him kicking the suspect in the head should serve a 24-hour suspension, according to a recommendation by the city police chief.

The proposed discipline by Columbus police chief Kim Jacobs against officer Zachary Rosen was made public Wednesday. The 24-hour suspension would amount to three shifts.

The city's Public Safety director can follow the recommendation, impose his own or determine no discipline is warranted.

A video taken April 8 shows a Columbus officer restraining a prone man and preparing to handcuff him when a second officer arrives and appears to kick him in the head.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/1-day-suspension-recommended-in-Ohio-officer-11236631.php

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24-hour suspension proposed in Ohio officer head-kick case (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2017 OP
A vacay day....yay! angstlessk Jun 2017 #1
3 -8 hour shifts, a long weekend. irisblue Jun 2017 #3
This officer shot & killed Henry Green in June 2016. irisblue Jun 2017 #2
Forgot source Columbusunderground, April 2017. irisblue Jun 2017 #4
Such great professional standards these department have zz-la Jun 2017 #10
bad cops make it hard for good cops to do their job and make it home safe Angry Dragon Jun 2017 #5
Bad cops make it hard for minorities to survive a simple traffic stop. Nitram Jun 2017 #8
that does happen Angry Dragon Jun 2017 #12
If the good cops look the other way jb5150 Jun 2017 #6
Portrait of an authoritarian fascist. Nitram Jun 2017 #7
So what's the punishment for murder there? 47of74 Jun 2017 #9
Sounds about right zz-la Jun 2017 #11

irisblue

(32,975 posts)
2. This officer shot & killed Henry Green in June 2016.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:06 PM
Jun 2017

A Franklin County Grand Jury declined to in indict in March 2017.
There is an ugly problem here.

zz-la

(224 posts)
10. Such great professional standards these department have
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 08:55 PM
Jun 2017

This officer just keeps violating others civil rights and he stays on the force. These departments always cry how all cops get branded bad because of a few bad apples, but the entire lot of them is bad.

Nitram

(22,801 posts)
8. Bad cops make it hard for minorities to survive a simple traffic stop.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:34 PM
Jun 2017

Bad cops make minorities so afraid of the police they run to avoid arrest and are shot in the back.

Nitram

(22,801 posts)
7. Portrait of an authoritarian fascist.
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 06:32 PM
Jun 2017

Why should I have any respect for the law or of the police if a cop can get a one-day vacation for kicking a suspect in the head while he is being restrained on the ground by an other cop?

zz-la

(224 posts)
11. Sounds about right
Wed Jun 21, 2017, 08:57 PM
Jun 2017

Or put them on desk duty for a while and hope it blows over. We have never done a great job of policing the police in this country. So it's not too surprising that we are seeing more incidents like this one.

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