Wow!! what an awesome example!! I highly respect law enforcement but when they act like this and are no better than the people they are trying to protect us from it makes it quite difficult to have respect! It’s shocking how many officers disregard the law themselves but the minute they put a badge on it’s a power trip and they act as if they are better. This coming from someone that has been on the other side of the law and seen bounty hunters using drugs…and a man married to a trooper that would take the drugs she had taken from the people she was arresting!!!

I agree, em0886. Terrible example set here by this officer. And you’re right; this makes us all look bad. But I know what’s going to be posted on here shortly: Many will be calling for his termination or resignation. For those making such statements, let me ask you: would you lose your job if you’d perpetrated this crime? While I agree this officer made a stupid decision, but the decision was in no way an abuse of his power and he was technically not a government agent when the violation occurred. Should he be reprimanded? Certainly. Terminated? No way.

Well said, Mncopper. When a licensed social worker, healthcare provider, or mental health provider is involved in a situation like this, they are typically required to submit to rigorous monitoring to ensure they are healthy enough to continue to serve. this includes up to three years of random drug and alcohol testing. I’m curious if your profession has anything like this in place.

Wow. If a cop is in the right I would defend their actions. This situation is a prime example of why so much distrust, dislike, and disrepect for officers by private citizens.
I know if I committed a crime of this magnitude I would no longer be employed in my profession. I would not get free paid time off and a slap on the wrist. Police should be held just as accountable as they hold us. Off duty or on duty. They set an example in all aspects of their lives. I know if I pulled this type of behavior the lost job as mentioned above would be the least of my concerns. I would face jail time.

Every one who works in the court wants this cop back on the street fast. Now when one of them (or their kids) gets pulled over by this crooked cop they will get let off the hook. Win win for the Judge!

Please go read the Mankato Free Press article on their website. We had to endure the incompetence and unprofessional conduct of this boob for years in Rock County before he left for Mankato. Our sympathies to the residents of Mankato

I believe that I would probably lose my job if I did something like this. Not sure, but probably, and I am not a gov’t worker in any way. Unfortunately, this cop knows the law better than the average citizen, so he knows how to minimize the charges and how to cover it up. I believe that he should be looking for a career in a new profession, before he does something really stupid. The general population expects our law enforcement officers to use better judgement, on duty and OFF. If he has run afoul of the law previously, this should be his last LE job. He doesn’t have the proper mindset or self-discipline necessary to hold such a position, and his actions cast all cops in a bad light.

Check out “thetruthaboutminnesota.com. Look under County News and select Rock County and choose Rock County news archive. You will see a video of this officer involved in police brutality while entering the home of a suspected drunk driver.