But he said that his principal goal was to get his old job back and be freed from such indignities as having to carry an identification card stamped “No firearm.”I'm sure he would also support a non-"Only One" who participated in a group shooting of an unarmed man not having to suffer the same indignity.
And since we're known by the company we keep, look who's in his corner: our old pal Liberty Lynchin' Patrick, aka "Mr. Lift a Finger and Die."
[Via Declan]
Officer Boss says that even if his lawsuit fails, he will stay on the force. He has less than five years left until full-benefit retirement, and after all, he said, his heart is with the department.
ReplyDeleteSo it is important enough to tie up lawyers, a federal court, and tax money, but not important enough to quit?
In his current job, Officer Boss rarely gets overtime assignments. He acknowledged that missing out on potentially thousands of dollars a year in extra pay is a motivation to keep on fighting.
I used to think Police Officers were underpaid. I'm starting to think the police pay scale is horribly rigged and problematic. If he's willing to hang on, anyway, just to get that retirement, and if OT is that important for 3 years (Figure at least two for the lawsuit...)