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Originally Posted by KSigkid
It looks like what the officer did was wrong, and after the hearings and process is over, he should be out of a job.
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I doubt it. Police officers routinely do much worse than act like douchebags. The detention was 100% legal. 13 minutes for a traffic stop where a warrant check is run doesn't sound horribly out of the ordinary. A police officer is not required to be sensitive and understanding of the reason someone committed a crime. Obviously, the officer was a complete, reprehensible asshole. This might be something which prevents him from being promoted, but as to the loss of his job? My guess is that he has to attend some sort of sensitivity training or something to that effect. I'd be really surprised if he lost his job.
I'm by no means excusing his behavior, it's just that I've seen police officers get away with much, much worse.