tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post6497572126233896621..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-35717025684784007242010-06-14T10:10:20.679-05:002010-06-14T10:10:20.679-05:00Gary, looking over your story, that&#39;s how a normal person is supposed to react. Police officers, however, are trained not to make rash judgments.Blog Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900497671781531454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2425822841986646982010-06-14T08:58:12.116-05:002010-06-14T08:58:12.116-05:00But Frank, he lost his head big time the last time around. Wht he may have done two years ago is irrelevant - commendable, but irrelevant.<br /><br />Piland is now a person with what clearly is a severe anger management issue. Does he think being out of uniform gives him freedom to punch a handcuffed subject multiple times? Was he getting a few licks in on a resident of his neighborhood that, for whatever reason, he just didn&#39;t like?Downtown Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06239811599722585898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-40964110514550997252010-06-13T19:38:16.541-05:002010-06-13T19:38:16.541-05:00Not to mention that Jerry Piland was the heroic officer who saved Jason Fishburn&#39;s life. Jerry found Fishburn shot and immediately began working Jason to save his life. Jerry has dedicated his life to catching bad guys, and has gone against the worst society has to offer. East District is the buisest district in the entire state of Indiana, and Jerry wants to work there, and the public need more Jerrys out there. Hopefully the Police Merit Board will reverse the pandering of the Chief and Director quickly, no other case they will have heard has more importance to the morale of the patrol officers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649346404654167480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-65659175274336997482010-06-13T19:25:19.428-05:002010-06-13T19:25:19.428-05:00Perfect post Gary. You hit the nail on the head on this one.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649346404654167480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-57013824349675939552010-06-13T19:10:44.101-05:002010-06-13T19:10:44.101-05:00I think you have to be there to understand why police officers do what they do in a particular instance. There are plenty of examples of police in this country using excessive force. I&#39;m not convinced that is what happened here, although I can&#39;t say for sure since I wasn&#39;t there. I never was a person to get into fights when I was in school, but I always remember one time in high school PE when we were playing flag football when I did something that surprised even me. A player from the opposing team put his arm up and shoved it into my throat to block me. I reflexively punched him in the nose and caused his nose to bleed. He was taken aback by my reaction, but I explained to him that his arm hitting my throat didn&#39;t feel so good either and I felt threatened. I think you have to give some latitude to police when they are fighting back someone who aggressively attacks them in the line of duty before we judge whether their action was reasonable. Their bosses decided the officer&#39;s force was excessive in this case. I&#39;m just concerned they reached that judgment for the wrong reason.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-62324168565241493532010-06-13T15:43:29.514-05:002010-06-13T15:43:29.514-05:00Well said, Gary!Indy4U2Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321040357893518968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-91055337673872128572010-06-13T15:35:31.377-05:002010-06-13T15:35:31.377-05:00Great question, AI. and we all appreciate your giving your take re this sordid business.Marycatherine Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674049191412285346noreply@blogger.com