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Originally Posted by stumppy
Don't know if this has been posted.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...6a603ff&ei=337
Report: Officer who detained Tyreek Hill has been suspended six times
In the days following his detainment by Miami-Dade police before the Week 1 game against the Jaguars, Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill has tried to balance a desire for conciliation with a call for accountability. He has said, in no uncertain terms, that he wants the officer who escalated the situation to be fired.
A new report potentially strengthens Hill's case.
Via Andy Slater of Fox Sports 640, the officer who was placed on administrative duties following the incident has been suspended six times during his career. Danny Torres, a 27-year veteran of the department, has been suspended for as long as 20 days.
That history could become highly relevant to the internal procedures that will determine the proper disciplinary outcome. He will have rights to contest any discipline, and the appropriate apparatus will resolve any disagreements as to the proposed outcome.
The report posted by Slater suggests that Torres has not been suspended since 2019. A five-year gap between incidents triggering a potentially severe outcome could aid his cause.
Ultimately, the decision will be based on the standards developed and employed as a broader course of practice within the Miami-Dade Police Department. Obviously, however, the officer's history of suspensions won't make the situation any better for him. |
It's all irrelevant. History is likely way too old to impact any potential discipline. Plus, some agencies lead with paper, which could also be that situation. I haven't seen anything regarding the reason for the write-ups or suspensions, either. The only thing that matters is whether he broke policy or law, and I don't think he did, especially given the circumstances.
Rergardless, He had full legal right to go hands-on and physically remove him from the car. Period.
You can mondy morning QB any action we take in life and acknowledge we could have done or said something better. Could he have been a little more patient? Yes, but maybe he felt like heavily tinted windows, a verbally combative subject refusing orders, a busy street, etc., didn't give him that option. That is reasonable to me, and under the objectively reasonable standard set in Graham vs. Connor, I think the courts would rule the same if it were ever charged, and it hasn't been.