VIDEO - Officers threatens to execute Ohio CCW holder

[jgreiner]

Am I the only one bothered by the fact that other officers are giving him their sick leave?

I think each one that does should be named, and the public should express their outrage to them.

 

[Liberty Sanders]

FIRED!!!!

Daniel Harless fired from Canton police force - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

 

[Bunnykid68]

WOOHOO about freakin time

 

[TTravis]

About time. Can you imagine living in Canton with the reputation that police department must have?

 

[hooky]

FIRED!!!!

Daniel Harless fired from Canton police force - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

For now. He's appealing and claiming it's PTSD. While I don't mean to downplay PTSD, I'm seeing it first hand with a good friend and in hindsight I know my Dad has suffered from it, I think that it's a convenient excuse at this point for the guy. I sincerely hope he doesn't end up back out on patrol.

 

[Liberty Sanders]

I agree that this battle has been won but the war is not over.

The article says the appeal will go to arbitration. I've seen some arbitrators make some really strange and unexpected decisions.

 

[henktermaat]

Check this out - who says LEO don't circle the wagons:

Harless was placed on medical leave and other officers donated their sick days to him when his paid sick-leave time ran out.

source: Daniel Harless fired from Canton police force - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

 

[UncleMike]

Check this out - who says LEO don't circle the wagons:

Of course they do.
It's a logical defense when you're attacked on all sides by savages.

 

[Bunnykid68]

Of course they do.
It's a logical defense when you're attacked on all sides by savages.

I am not a savage, maybe a jack booted citizen

 

[youngda9]

Don't let the door hit ya where the lord split ya.

 

[thebishopp]

For now. He's appealing and claiming it's PTSD. While I don't mean to downplay PTSD, I'm seeing it first hand with a good friend and in hindsight I know my Dad has suffered from it, I think that it's a convenient excuse at this point for the guy. I sincerely hope he doesn't end up back out on patrol.

Actually if he does really have PTSD then that is all the more reason he should not be in law enforcement.

It makes no sense to give someone with a serious psychological condition a weapon and stick them out in the street with said weapon and the government backed power to use it.

If it is determined to be legit he can be rehired and transferred to a civilian position where he does not have interaction with the public nor "police powers".

IMO he should also face any charges, if any, that a civilian would have been had they done the same thing as he did.

 

[CalebToNowhere]

Awesome! Now lets just get some criminal charges going on these two yahoos...!

FIRED!!!!

Daniel Harless fired from Canton police force - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

 

[CalebToNowhere]

This is the first thing I thought of when the article made mention of PTSD.

Actually if he does really have PTSD then that is all the more reason he should not be in law enforcement.

 

[thebishopp]

This is the first thing I thought of when the article made mention of PTSD.

Yeah, I don't really see how they can be using that as an argument that he SHOULDN'T be terminated.

Makes no sense. If anything it only supports it... or at the very least an offer of transfer into a non-law enforcement role (after of course he answers for what he did criminally... I may be wrong but I don't think our returning servicemen get breaks cut for them because they do something against the law while having PTSD).

 

[Rookie]

Check this out - who says LEO don't circle the wagons:

source: Daniel Harless fired from Canton police force - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

Liberty Sanders explained it awhile ago. Basically the officers were forced to "donate".

 

[jgreiner]

Daniel Harless fired from Canton police force

Daniel Harless fired from Canton police force

Good news for all CCW folks....one tyrant gone.

 

[thebishopp]

Liberty Sanders explained it awhile ago. Basically the officers were forced to "donate".

???

 

[youngda9]

Unions circling the wagon for their own...right or wrong is not a part of the equation.

 

[Jack Burton]

Actually if he does really have PTSD then that is all the more reason he should not be in law enforcement.

It makes no sense to give someone with a serious psychological condition a weapon and stick them out in the street with said weapon and the government backed power to use it.

If it is determined to be legit he can be rehired and transferred to a civilian position where he does not have interaction with the public nor "police powers".

IMO he should also face any charges, if any, that a civilian would have been had they done the same thing as he did.

One commentator on the site had a great idea... if Harless really does have PTSD then doesn't that qualify him as not being capable of owning a gun? Let's strip him from all firearms and send him back into the community, eh.

 

[modelflyer2003]

If I threatened to kill a police officer the courts wouldn't give a crap if I had PTSD. They would hang me out to dry. I would have went to jail a long time ago. He gets fired and no charges? That's a load of "you know what".