NYPD cop watches as his Lt gets beat up

[Capttomo]

Exclusive | NYPD officer on desk duty after video showed he failed to help boss during subway beatdown

An NYPD officer caught on video standing by and watching as a lieutenant was beaten on a subway car by two men in the Bronx has been assigned desk duty, paperwork obtained by The Post shows.

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[CFDMarshal]

Exclusive | NYPD officer on desk duty after video showed he failed to help boss during subway beatdown

An NYPD officer caught on video standing by and watching as a lieutenant was beaten on a subway car by two men in the Bronx has been assigned desk duty, paperwork obtained by The Post shows.

nypost.com

Fast track to retirement! No confidence in that empty suit!

 

[CVILLE7111]

Defines “scumbag”

 

[Darrell]

This defines, "I don't even want to be here".

 

[entropychaser]

Looks like streetfighting has become a lost art with the PD.

I'm confused. Is this an example of cowardice or was the Lieutenant the problem? Rank can produce petty tyrants or martinets. Incompetence can be revealed with promotion. When that happens, command can be a lonely perch. I'm aware of two examples of this in the fire service, and Harry Ahearn used this character as a chief officer in his FDNY novels. Think of the movies "The Caine Mutiny" or even "Mister Roberts".

The other issue is officer self-defense. A nightstick requires one to be within arm's reach of a perp.

Around here, those guys would have been tasered ( I know, the subway). Failing that, the body cam footage would show a couple of nine millimeter round discharges.