Last Thursday. A decision is due sometime in mid January, according to the article.
I want to pull two very telling things from that article. First:
At the hearing, “information was presented by the police administration, city law department and also from the (Fraternal Order of Police),” Ream said.
That may or may not be standard procedure, but don’t you think they might want to hear from the citizens this man has been videotaped terrorizing?
The second pull quote is really hard to believe:
Harless has been on paid medical leave. After running out of his own sick time, some other officers have been donating their sick days to Harless, which is permitted under the union contract.
The next time someone says “oh, it’s just one bad apple, none of the other officers support his actions” just point them here. If the other officers thought he had done something wrong, I doubt they would be paying for his time off.
Exactly part of the reason I turned in my badge. The “passive support” of a wrong cop is every bit as bad as being a wrong cop. It’s rampant and unfortunate. Their loyalty to the badge outweighs the duty to uphold the Constitution and serve the citizen. Disgusting.