I share the anger and frustration here. We’ve got so, so far to go.
I worked in human resources, and I do want to comment that it can and does happen that someone won’t be charged with a crime but will be fired by the employer for the same action. Criminal charges, to be sustained, require a very high standard of proof; employer actions, like firing, can be sustained with a much lower standard of proof.
This isn’t to argue that police officers shouldn’t be criminally charged; I cannot begin to understand the thinking of some of the DAs who’ve chosen not to charge officers who very, very clearly violated the law.
But, although it’s not much, I am grateful for those police departments who do take the actions they can take, even if the DA chooses not to proceed with criminal action.
I share the anger and frustration here. We’ve got so, so far to go.
I worked in human resources, and I do want to comment that it can and does happen that someone won’t be charged with a crime but will be fired by the employer for the same action. Criminal charges, to be sustained, require a very high standard of proof; employer actions, like firing, can be sustained with a much lower standard of proof.
This isn’t to argue that police officers shouldn’t be criminally charged; I cannot begin to understand the thinking of some of the DAs who’ve chosen not to charge officers who very, very clearly violated the law.
But, although it’s not much, I am grateful for those police departments who do take the actions they can take, even if the DA chooses not to proceed with criminal action.
Thanks for your sharp commentary.
Like Frank Zappa once said, “I don’t wish I was Black, but there are times I wish I could say I wasn’t White.”
Good ole Frank Zappa. There’s no one around like him, now.