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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
Brilliantly written letter from the mother, and the fact that the officer was merely fired, and not prosecuted... (and may very well get some kind of retirement settlement), shows how out of control the police unions have become. Frankly I'm surprised that he was even let go at all!
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It seems like he may not be such a bad cop, but he used bad judgement in this situation.
I think losing one's job and potentially career over such an incident is a pretty big, life-changing event, and is pretty serious punishment, in and of itself.
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Montoya was based out Taos where he was known for his work with at-risk kids. He even bought the family McDonalds at the police station after Farrell was arrested.
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I don't have enough information to know if the officer's firing was warranted or not, although I think him shooting his gun in the manner in which he did was a dangerous and foolhardy act, considering the potential grave circumstances.
I'm guessing that there will be some sort of civil suit, and the City will settle out of court with the woman to spare the City the expense of the trial, as well as possible court judgements, although it is likely some jurors would take the cop's side as well (I feel prosecutors will generally err on the side of not costing the City any additional money when possible).
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