Holy shit, this is not an April Fool’s joke! The Florida Highway Patrol and the Miami Police feuding over the failure to extend ‘professional courtesy’; a chronic traffic law violating judge; an FBI agent investigating a cop for accepting free Slushees from convenience stores; and the agent being investigated for misusing an informant who works for the DA and just happens to be the wife of the state trooper in this case. What the fuck is going on here? The TV series ‘Car 54, Where Are You?’ and the ‘Police Academy’ movies couldn’t top this farce.
As for ‘professional courtesy,’ I’ve said in the past that there’s nothing professional about one cop giving another cop a pass for breaking the law. When officers do that, it should be called a ‘personal favor,’ not professional courtesy. Professional courtesy is when a doctor gives another doctor or his family free medical care or when a lawyer gives free legal services to another lawyer, not when a cop gives another cop a break. But don’t get me wrong because as long as it’s a minor violation, I see nothing wrong with one officer doing another officer a personal favor – after all, cops also give breaks to ordinary citizens.
SO-CALLED ‘PROFESSIONAL COURTESY’ CONTROVERSY ENDS UP IN FLORIDA COURT
The case was heard by Judge Aldis Sheet because the original judge had recused herself after confessing that she had been let go with mere warnings on numerous occasions
PoliceOne.com
April 1, 2012
MIAMI - A Miami police officer who stopped a Florida State Highway Patrol trooper for speeding testified that he was acting under direction from his partner, a Florida Department of Wildlife officer who was part of a regional narcotics task force.
The convoluted case was heard by Judge Aldis Sheet after the original judge recused herself after confessing that she had been let go with mere warnings by Dade County Sheriff’s officers on numerous occasions. The speeding case was complicated by the fact that after he ticketed the trooper, the officer crashed into an FBI agent’s official vehicle after losing control from spilling his Slushee in his lap.
The agent was investigating corruption claims that the Miami officer was taking free Slushees in return for higher visibility at area convenience stores.
Testimony revealed that the FBI agent was under investigation by the regional narcotics task force for misuse of a confidential informant.
The informant was inadvertently publicly identified and was found to be a clerk for the District Attorney’s office, who also happens to be the wife of the state trooper.
Sheet dismissed the case and ordered all the agencies to go back to capturing criminals.
EDITOR'S NOTE: I hate to disappoint those of you who enjoy reading about police fuck-ups, but I lied - except for my comment on 'professional courtesy,' this is a PoliceOne.com April Fool's joke.
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