Wingnut Oathkeepers Cop Dan Page Retires With Full Pension
Source: Crooks And Liars
One less reactionary cop on the street, and now he's free to join his militia pals wherever he wants.
The cop who pushed Don Lemon on the streets of Ferguson and gave a rambling, racist, reactionary speech to the Oathkeepers has retired with a full pension, effective Monday, August 25th.
Before everyone shakes their fist at the fact that he retired without a reduction to his earned pension, remember that the pension is earned. I don't begrudge the guy his pension or even his opinions. I just don't want him policing people with that attitude, so good riddance.
Now he can retire comfortably and join his wingnut pals doing whatever those lunatics are going to do. But while they rail about unions and their evils, Page should be careful to remember that the reason he's not on the street is because his union negotiated for a decent retirement plan for him.
Read more: http://crooksandliars.com/2014/08/wingnut-oathkeepers-cop-retires-full
At least he's off the streets...
SunSeeker
(51,571 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,719 posts)I knew some very wealthy cops in my home town. Retired from Navy. Retired from USPO and retired from PD.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)All because of the ones they don't want to have the chances they had. They talk as if they did it all alone. Most of those they despise paid and still pay for their lifestyle.
Those are the most Ugly Americans there are.
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)secondvariety
(1,245 posts)All on the taxpayer dime yet they're the first to complain about some poor slob getting a few bucks in food stamps.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)anytime soon.
I see a lot of people here making a big deal about his retiring and receiving his pension. I don't have a problem with his receiving his pension ... assuming he's vested, his pension was earned and something he paid into over the years.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)denying him his pension means that I (tax-payers) have to carry him in the social safety net ... money that could go to people without resources, that are denied because of a Must Punish mentality that seems foreign to me as a liberal.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)under the color of authority and that is enough for me.
Edited to add: I hope he makes good use of his medical benefits and gets the psychiatric help he is obviously in need of.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)I suspect that he will not see any of this about what HE did ... so he will not see the need for counseling or self-reflection.
packman
(16,296 posts)from the gov. they probably rant and rail against.
classof56
(5,376 posts)Or words to that effect. Hope his militia pals give him a wide berth. I'm thinking no one's really safe around that nut case. Time will tell, I guess...
jwirr
(39,215 posts)goodie.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Disgusting.
valerief
(53,235 posts)Trillo
(9,154 posts)father founding
(619 posts)This crap makes the American Dream a huge scam and JOKE.Work hard and You will be rewarded means Play the shadow rulers game and be rewarded.
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)GOLGO 13
(1,681 posts)Because you don't agree with him, asshole or not. He's off the street? It's a victory.