Cop suspended for three days over goof
The headline here – Montreal cop suspended for three days after good deed goes bad – is a little misleading. It’s an amusing read, but the cop in question shows incredibly poor judgement at several points in the story. What cop with 26 years of experience thinks it’s appropriate to return lost property at 2 in the morning?
Ephraim 07:52 on 2020-08-04 Permalink
What punishment is 3 days off with no pay? The note on his file is more of a punishment than the actual punishment.
steph 08:46 on 2020-08-04 Permalink
I wonder what would happen if the lawyer pressed charges? It’s basically a home intrusion gone afoul.
walkerp 08:51 on 2020-08-04 Permalink
This is super suspicious. Sounds to me like some kind of attempt to harass or get info was going on and he got caught.
Meezly 09:09 on 2020-08-04 Permalink
The first wallet belonged to the daughter of a lawyer who “defends clients who require legal aid and has displayed an impressive knowledge of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms in cases heard at the Montreal courthouse.” Interesting. Coincidence?
Michael Black 09:32 on 2020-08-04 Permalink
The article did say that the cop claimed he didn’t know the guy was a lawyer.
There was that drug bust a few years ago where the homeowner shot a cop, claiming he thought it was a home invasion. Someone suddenly appearing in a home doesn’t seem very safe.
There was no mailbox to put the wallets? No way to lock both wallets back in the car and leave a note about it?
Kate 10:13 on 2020-08-04 Permalink
Michael Black: yes, the Basil Parasiris case in Brossard. That guy had a gun and killed one of the cops, thinking it was a home invasion – as, in a sense, it was. The Wikipedia page mentions nothing about drugs.