RCMP apologize for campaign gaffe

Shocking.... Another show of RCMP and there in house "discipline" . God oh god do I hate the police

Wow, they didn't even slap his wrists. Then they wonder why they get so little respect.

A stern talking to, and an admission that the officer screwed up seems appropriate to the scale of the transgression as far as I'm concerned.

In this case I can see your point but the underlying theme of not really punishing them is still very apparent.

In this case I can see your point but the underlying theme of not really punishing them is still very apparent.

Would you prefer he got fired?

I worked with a guy that was shot by an RCMP in a holding cell,he was charged with murder and it didnt get the media attention this guy is getting for dropping signs off to a buddy who happened to be an x RCMP also.

Did he even get a stern talking to? My guess is that it was more like, "We have to look like we've done something."

The reality in that riding is that there is little trust between the police and the First Nations too, and the First Nations tend to lean towards the Liberals. This just reinforces that.

Then there are a lot of people who are pretty damned fed up with the RCMP not responding to calls in anything resembling a timely manner (most calls are relayed through Regina, several hours south) but seeing the local cops out doing things that seem to have very little to do with police work.

ahhhh! It's a first nations liberal thing now.Maybe if the car thieves and other crooks were in jail there wouldnt be so many calls.

In this case I can see your point but the underlying theme of not really punishing them is still very apparent.

Would you prefer he got fired?

I worked with a guy that was shot by an RCMP in a holding cell,he was charged with murder and it didnt get the media attention this guy is getting for dropping signs off to a buddy who happened to be an x RCMP also.

I would perfer him to be suspended without pay for at least a week.

Lets break it down.

A off duty officer did something stupid without thinking about it. Gets a "talking to". Now lets have that same officer get called something nasty from a drunk guy walking down the street, with out thinking he just yells out. Does he get a "talking to" and let go? or charged with some stupid "offence" , which is more likely to make you think twice before doing it again?.

For starters it's illegal to be intoxicated in a public place so try another analogy.

Have a look at the police contract/rules to abide by when (if ) you ever join. If they really wanted to they could have him fired.

right but the office punishes him when he could easly let him go, but he doesnt, gives him a ticket. And just for you....same story only the guy isnt drunk.

There ya go

If that was true, I'd have been in jail most of my life!

Are you? That didn't make much sense.

Why? Because it wasn't in comic book format?

Why? Because it wasn't in comic book format?
Sorry, that was directed at acid,