The assistant chief originally denied any contact with the victim, later admitted he had touched, kissed and penetrated the victim, and finally admitted to having sex but claimed it was concensual.
The chief of police originally went from denying any contact with the woman, to conceding that he might have seen her dance with the other officer, to confessing he had touched her hand and heard her protests as the other officer assaulted her.
Reading between the lines of the story, the assault might not have occurred if only the bartender would have performed oral sex on the police officers, but she refused. After the refusal, one officer apparently went to lock the door (the rape took place at 2 a.m.) while the other kept her trapped behind the bar.
A sad, ugly story. What struck me most, however, was the following graf:
"People make bad judgments, and consequently law enforcement officers are not exempt from that," John Quinn, assistant director of field operations for the Division of Criminal Investigation, said at a press conference where authorities
announced the arrests. "One thing I will say is that officers make mistakes, they make bad errors in judgment, and they will be held accountable."
Note: People make bad judgments -- so, rape is a "bad judgment"?
"Consequently law enforcement officers are not exempt from that" once again, police officers no exempt from making bad judgments.
People "make mistakes, they make bad errors in judgment"
I'm curious to what extent the officers will be held accountable (for their mistakes, and bad errors in judgment).
Reading through comments on the article give the impression that law may be selectively enforced in Creston. One commentor offered an interesting suggestion on using modern technology:
I now have a recording system that if I am stopped or if a road rager driver acts, everything is recorded. And, it is not recorded in my car or on my person. My cell phone automatically sends it to a voice mail box that no one but me can access on the spur of the moment.If you are hassled with an unjustified ticket, take camera pictures. I always have a cell camera and digital camera
when I drive. The police in another city used to set up people with a false traffic charge. I knew it and purposely went through it, took pictures, told others who were also pulled over to get with me in court. All charges were dismissed and the games were over at that intersection.Again, I support LEO's but acting like criminals, or beating black men, or setting people up are criminal acts requiring the citizens to act as police.
