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In reply to the discussion: "He picked her up and threw her. It was pure rage. She twisted her ankle. Everyone was flipping out" [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)An unstable or abusive person can run from one place to another and do multiple acts that in public would go on their record and prevent them being hired.
This is one of the biggest source of abuse by agencies that act in the name of government, through private vendors. The employees won't report abuse because the hierarchy is tighter and the rules non-existent.
Their incentive is stronger to keep things under wraps. Most of the people in these jobs are not qualified and cannot pass a background check to do public work, and hate state workers for that reason.
Zimmermann appeared for a person his age, to have a spotty and erratic resume. But in explaining his charge for assaulting an LEO to the local sheriff academy, he banked heavily on Mom and Dad's connections with the system. So he was forgiven by them.
Everyone can draw their own conclusions as to why...