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Old 02-28-2009, 04:41 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube View Post
Looks like this guy has had a troubled history and I am sympathetic to what must be a stressful and dangerous job.

"Schene had previously been in the news in 2006 after he fatally shot Pedro Jo, a mentally ill man, during a struggle after a traffic stop on Interstate 5. It was the second officer-involved shooting of his career.

An inquest jury ruled the shooting was justified. Jo viciously attacked Schene, trying to strangle him with his own radio cord.

Jo then ran back to his car and disobeyed Schene's orders to stop. Schene said he saw Jo reach for something in the seat, so Schene fired 11 times after Jo ran back to his car.

Shortly after the shooting while on administrative leave, Schene was stopped for driving under the influence.

He had been drinking and taking prescription medication, according to court records. He received a deferred sentence and was placed on probation, records show.

Schene works in an urban precinct with higher rates of violent crime and gang activity than other precincts. Officers assigned there more often report having to use physical force in arrest situations, Laing said."
While I do see how he has had to deal with ending someone's life, something that could really scar someone for life. I fail to see how any of the rest of it has anything to do with him beating up a 15 year old kid on camera.

Even then, his previous trauma does not excuse the action. If he really was that screwed up, he never should have been allowed back on the force.
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