I would be very surprised if he didn't. The State is going to write her a check, and the other Trooper with him is probably going to get suspended at a minimum.
If either Trooper wrote anything but the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about the whole confrontation, then they will certainly lose their jobs.
It is obvious that Trooper #1 in the ballcap has not learned how to talk with people and learned when to disengage.
Makes me wonder who his FTO's were...
Ed
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"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
Troopers are importing a lot of "troopers" from the lower 48. Should be a hard/fast rule that troopers have a minimum amount of time in AK before becoming a trooper. Damn tv show..
I'm betting there's a couple of Troopers standing tall in Anchorage about right now, wishing they were somewhere else.
The guy who is Colonel right now is not known for his tolerance for breaking the rules, much less the law.
The Commissioner, being part Native, won't be too enthused about this either. Both are "old school" Troopers who play by the rules.
Ed
"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
Troopers are importing a lot of "troopers" from the lower 48. Should be a hard/fast rule that troopers have a minimum amount of time in AK before becoming a trooper. Damn tv show..
The reason for importing them is that they can't find enough people in the State that can pass all of the entrance requirements.
I agree about the TV show.
The rules used to be that you had to be assigned to an urban post, Anchorage, Juneau, or Fairbanks for a minimum of two years after FTO before you could even think about being transferred anywhere else. When the State got that rule changed (against the Troopers Union protests) in the late '90's, you started seeing guys that did not know how to talk to people and treat people firmly but with dignity, being put out in the Bush.
When your back up maybe days away, you learn to do two things really well. You learn how to talk WITH people and you learned how to fight. The talking part eliminated a lot of the fighting part.
Ed
"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
First, he didn't ask her questions he could use against her as evidence, so no Miranda warning was required.
Second, AST is one of the most politically manipulated LE agencies I have ever seen. They cannot move without some politician in Juneau having a say in it. So, the concern (?!)) that the politicians won't be involved is not something to worry about. Politicians and the media will be all over this like stink on the schit it is.
Ed
"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
OOOPS, those coppers are still better men than me, I can't tolerate that workin' with the public horsechit.
Gunner
Gunner, the Trooper in the ball cap should have shut his mouth and walked out of the door BEFORE the other Trooper did. They were there on a 9-11 call, they had determined that there was no emergency, and he was standing there, lecturing her on her life. I would be willing to bet that the Trooper with the sunglasses KNEW that the confrontation was wrong and did not want any more part of it, that's why he stepped outside. He wasn't inside to see what she did, he just saw the door go back open and his partner go after the female, and he reacted.
Hopefully he does the right thing from here on out and writes it up as it really happened.
Ed
"Not in an open forum, where truth has less value than opinions, where all opinions are equally welcome regardless of their origins, rationale, inanity, or truth, where opinions are neither of equal value nor decisive." Ken Howell
