Deputy Sheriff Abuses Authority To Appease His Entitled Mom, Messes With The Wrong Person
Entitlement is a personality trait, characterized by the belief that one deserves preferences and resources that others do not. For example, a lake.
When Reddit user Country_Fence took their kids for a ride on their boat, the family encountered a lady on the shore who was so irritated by the fun they were having that she decided to try and get the authorities to put a stop to it.
However, Country_Fence worked in law enforcement themselves, and as they explained in their post on the subreddit ‘Petty Revenge‘, the lady’s plan quickly backfired.
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As their post went viral, the former detective made an update where they explained a few legal details
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As Country_Fence mentioned, the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) is a tool designed to assist the criminal justice community in the performance of its duties by providing and maintaining a computerized filing system of accurate and timely documented criminal justice information, readily available to all criminal justice agencies.
Violations of LEIN regulations remain a controversial subject. For example, Richmond Police Chief Thomas Costello was recently charged and pleaded no contest to the unauthorized disclosure of the Law Enforcement Information Network, which constitutes a 93-day misdemeanor.
However, hours after sentencing, Judge William H. Hackel III recused himself and vacated the decision after Costello’s defense counsel, Art Weiss, submitted an emergency motion.
“The misuse of a law enforcement information system is a betrayal of the public trust and undermines the very principles of justice. Our duty is not only to uphold the law but also to ensure that those entrusted with its enforcement do so with the utmost integrity,” said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido.
Costello, 55, was charged with the offense last year for obtaining the victim’s Washington Township address on June 1, 2022. (It is said the address was sought as part of a Macomb County child-custody case involving the victim.)
The victim said the exposure of her address to a third party by Costello put her in fear, adding that the incident caused her “anxiety,” “trauma,” and “stress.”
“I have lost trust in law enforcement and the justice system,” she said.
Under the initial agreement, which still could be forged, Costello would admit wrongdoing and would serve nearly one year of probation, after which the case would be dismissed.
And later on, the author of the post also answered some of people’s most burning questions
There story has received plenty of different reactions, some also criticized its author for not reporting the lady’s son
I get his reasoning and it's obviously his choice to report or not...but the other cop so readily handled his mom's request which, to me, means he's done this before There was zero hesitance nor pushback. And, sure, it's not the worst crime in the world but if he so easily does this what else might he be doing?
I think it would pretty much have been his moral (if not legal) obligation, given that he was in a unique position to do so without having to fear retribution. The "I am the victim - I decide" only applies if a) the culprit is unlikely to do it again (no way to know in this case)or b) you may put yourself in harms way - like sexual assault victims or you know: an average Joe with maybe even a criminal history trying to call out an officer for abusing his powers....😏 Also: He really doesn't get that law is not only about the victim getting satisfaction...
Load More Replies... The level you walk past is the level you accept - so he accepts the cop giving out personal information and did nothing to stop it occuring again. He may have the right to do that, but I don't think it is a good stance.
He may have made that deputy Sherrif think twice about ever doing that again, they do seem afraid of him now and by extension won't risk another mistake like that with anyone else.
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The opening of the post talks about hypocrisy being the worst trait for an officer to have, well the deputies actions might not have left the op feeling like a victim but I’d say turning a blind eye to officer misconduct and officers doing the actual misconduct is worse, how many times has the deputy done this kind of thing did the people he did this to before feel like victims but didn’t have the opportunity of being in law enforcement to have a complaint listened to or believed?
I get his reasoning and it's obviously his choice to report or not...but the other cop so readily handled his mom's request which, to me, means he's done this before There was zero hesitance nor pushback. And, sure, it's not the worst crime in the world but if he so easily does this what else might he be doing?
I think it would pretty much have been his moral (if not legal) obligation, given that he was in a unique position to do so without having to fear retribution. The "I am the victim - I decide" only applies if a) the culprit is unlikely to do it again (no way to know in this case)or b) you may put yourself in harms way - like sexual assault victims or you know: an average Joe with maybe even a criminal history trying to call out an officer for abusing his powers....😏 Also: He really doesn't get that law is not only about the victim getting satisfaction...
Load More Replies... The level you walk past is the level you accept - so he accepts the cop giving out personal information and did nothing to stop it occuring again. He may have the right to do that, but I don't think it is a good stance.
He may have made that deputy Sherrif think twice about ever doing that again, they do seem afraid of him now and by extension won't risk another mistake like that with anyone else.
Load More Replies... The opening of the post talks about hypocrisy being the worst trait for an officer to have, well the deputies actions might not have left the op feeling like a victim but I’d say turning a blind eye to officer misconduct and officers doing the actual misconduct is worse, how many times has the deputy done this kind of thing did the people he did this to before feel like victims but didn’t have the opportunity of being in law enforcement to have a complaint listened to or believed?
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