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Officer gets drunk, carrying a gun, gets fired
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Erik_Pakieser
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Post subject: Officer gets drunk, carrying a gun, gets fired  Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:06 pm |
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http://www.bms.state.mn.us/documents/aw ... egulia.pdf
I stumbled across this while looking for something else.
The officer in this case had his privlige to carry as a police officer revoked for violating the carrying while intoxicated section of the MPPA. In turn, he lost his job.
What is interesting is that a statute you would expect to be applied to permit holders was applied to a police officer who, one would assume - does not have/need a permit to carry.
(Yes, I know some cops get carry permits, but we all know they can carry whenever/wherever they want for the most part)
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Andrew Rothman
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Post subject: Re: Officer gets drunk, carrying a gun, gets fired Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:01 pm |
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Erik_Pakieser wrote: What is interesting is that a statute you would expect to be applied to permit holders was applied to a police officer who, one would assume - does not have/need a permit to carry. Interesting indeed. This happened because 624.7142, which was added in 2003 as part of the carry law, is so very well written. Gleeful emphasis mine: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/ ... n=624.7142Quote: ...if a person violates subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (5), the person's authority to carry a pistol in a public place on or about the person's clothes or person under the provisions of a permit or otherwise is revoked... Thanks are due once again to Linda Boudreau, David Gross, Joe Olson and Pat Parisau, among others. 
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Erik_Pakieser
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:15 pm |
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Hey, I'm all for it!
Personally, I am way more afraid of the poor judgment of off-duty police officers than permit holders. Having been a cop myself, I've seen some scary stuff. A lot of the "here's what not to do" examples I use in my classes are things off-duty cops did.
I have nothing but support and respect for people in law enforcement; but I think they should be held to the same - if not higher - standard of behavior as "ordinary" citizens.
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Dick Unger
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:20 pm |
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It appears the limit for everyone is .04, not .10.
I'd bet 9 out of 10 police don't know THAT.
Of course, unless an officer is doing something to attract other charges, as here, we won't see a case.
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kimberman
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Post subject: Re: Officer gets drunk, carrying a gun, gets fired Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:51 am |
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Andrew Rothman wrote: Thanks are due once again to Linda Boudreau, David Gross, Joe Olson and Pat Parisau, among others. Thank you. 
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