TX Officer Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Shooting Death Of Atatiana Jefferson

[Cow Poke]

That might open the Dallas PD up for a lawsuit.

Fort Worth, wasn't it?

[Cow Poke]

Yeah, Fort Worth is where Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is located, and it's quite common for young seminary students enrolled there to get jobs as police officers on the Fort Worth Police Department. It's a way for them to get young men "on the cheap", which obviously can come with some serious problems.

For many years, that's been part of the "job placement" policy of SBTS.

[rogue06]

Fort Worth, wasn't it?

Somewhere in between

[Cow Poke]

Somewhere in between

In between? Or smack in the middle?

[rogue06]

In between? Or smack in the middle?

what else?... yes.

[Cow Poke]

This part is interesting....

Clayton told jurors that applicants who do not pass the evaluation can appeal. Dean’s lawyers said a panel of three psychologists unanimously decided Dean was fit to be an officer. Clayton’s evaluation was in 2017. Dean finished the academy the following year.

I wonder if there's a group of psychologists the PD uses --- like some 'doctors' are known to weigh in on personal injury accidents and such --- that rubber stamp applications.

[Gondwanaland]

This part is interesting....

Clayton told jurors that applicants who do not pass the evaluation can appeal. Dean’s lawyers said a panel of three psychologists unanimously decided Dean was fit to be an officer. Clayton’s evaluation was in 2017. Dean finished the academy the following year.

I wonder if there's a group of psychologists the PD uses --- like some 'doctors' are known to weigh in on personal injury accidents and such --- that rubber stamp applications.

That was my thought as well

[Cow Poke]

That was my thought as well

Many years ago, I did a brief stint working for Ford Motor, and the Union made quite a deal of how to 'collect' on injuries or accidents, and was rather brash in saying "we have our own doctors and lawyers who will get you through the system".