Idiot fire-chief fired

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50. One of those officers "had a criminal record" ..

Why is that not a part of the discussion?

One of the officers charged in George Floyd's killing was hired despite having a criminal record and slew of traffic violations

State court records show that from 2001 to 2018, he also racked up more than a dozen criminal charges and traffic citations. They show that he was convicted of seven total charges.

While the online court database doesn’t include the incident reports behind the criminal complaints, it does indicate the nature of the charges and their results.

Four of the charges were related to traffic violations, including speeding and obstructing traffic. Two were parking-metre violations.

In several instances, Lane also faced criminal charges.

In October 2001, when Lane was 18, he was charged with two counts of obstructing legal process, damaging property, unlawful assembly, and disorderly conduct. He was convicted of one count of obstructing legal process and one charge of damaging property.

Almost six years later, in March 2007, Lane faced misdemeanour charges of hosting a noisy party or gathering and disorderly conduct. He was found guilty of the noisy-gathering charge.

In Lane’s application to be a police cadet, sections that included his criminal and traffic history, as well as whether he had been fired from any jobs, were redacted.