Are cops allowed to have a criminal record?

Aardvark154

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Three points: In order to be hired, and while employed are different things; the union contract may well play into this; it depends upon the rules and the circumstances of the case.

The Crown Attorney certainly spoke the truth in saying that it is a black eye for the Niagara Police.
 

nottyboi

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I would think being convicted of breaking the law WHILE you are employed to uphold and enforce it would be more serious...but I guess that is just too sensible. If the victim sues the pants of this guy for the assault... will the union pay for it since he was not on duty at the time?
 

OddSox

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You can't have one to apply, but once you're in it is almost impossible to get fired. There's a process that has to be followed - this guy was suspended with pay for almost 3 years!
 

nottyboi

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You can't have one to apply, but once you're in it is almost impossible to get fired. There's a process that has to be followed - this guy was suspended with pay for almost 3 years!
article says he was suspended without pay... ???
 

HOF

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I would think being convicted of breaking the law WHILE you are employed to uphold and enforce it would be more serious...but I guess that is just too sensible. If the victim sues the pants of this guy for the assault... will the union pay for it since he was not on duty at the time?
He wasn't on duty was he! In fact, the article said he booked off sick, so he'll get shit for that too. He can be reassigned, should be demoted for some time. If he gets sued, he's on his own for expenses.

I support the police 97.63% of the time. This guy wasn't on official duty; I actually have a huge concern with him ditching work to watch the superbowl. That creates overtime, and places another officer at risk when he/she should be home.

You cannot have a criminal record for which a pardon hasn't been granted prior to hire. There are 100's of acts that one could get a criminal record for that shouldn't cause work issues. Again, this guy (not acting as an officer) has issues, I'm sure that he'll receive some sanctions from the NRPS, maybe even forced early retirement.
 

Art Mann

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article says he was suspended without pay... ???
If you click on the words "this guy" in red, you'll discover Oddsox has provided a hyperlink to a different article about a different officer in a different city, who was suspended without pay from '04 to '07.
 

Aardvark154

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I'm sure that he'll receive some sanctions from the NRPS, maybe even forced early retirement.
I strongly suspect you are correct HOF. In many police agencies a conviction for battery, or for assault (when the two are merged) would be grounds for dismissal. I'm not at all sure why that doesn't seem to the case for the NRPS.
 
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Ceiling Cat

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You can't have one to apply, but once you're in it is almost impossible to get fired. There's a process that has to be followed - this guy was suspended with pay for almost 3 years!
I will bet he got to eat out of the union trough all the three years.
 
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