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five_eight t1_j9bq11g wrote

"Dodson was employed by the Curwensville Borough Police Department and was a deputy sheriff with the Clearfield County Sheriff’s Department". Which? Both?

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HeyImGilly t1_j9c1745 wrote

“and we hope the community understands this is an individual’s act and does not reflect our law enforcement men and women.” Yeah ok. We all saw what happened at Uvalde. That guy’s coworkers probably saw signs of this sort of behavior and did nothing. Go a few years without a video of a cop using excessive force and then you get to say that.

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CostofRepairs t1_j9c30oq wrote

5’6” and loser phenotype. Bet he got beat up a lot in high school.

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j9c48jn wrote

Replying to HeyImGilly (#1,889,611)

Pittsburgh had a cop who couldn't stop shooting people and costing the city money through wrongful death lawsuits. He even left a bar completely shitfaced and pistolwhipped a random passerby and shot him over some sort of phantom disrespect, and no action was taken.
 
https://archive.triblive.com/news/city-officer-charged-in-south-side-street-shooting/
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2009/06/12/Officer-cleared-in-off-duty-assault-on-South-Side/stories/200906120177

 
They finally got rid of him in 2021. 13 years after the incident in that story.

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ahtzib t1_j9c4r7k wrote

They’re letting 7th graders be cops now?

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Excelius t1_j9c7m06 wrote

Replying to five_eight (#1,888,756)

You might be surprised by the number of places that rely on part-time officers being paid Walmart wages. Like anyone else in that situation, it often requires holding down multiple jobs to make ends meet.

Curwensville Borough has about 2500 people. The Curwensville Borough website lists a grand total of two employees for the police department, the Chief and a School Resource Officer. Very common to see part time officers in places with a limited tax base like that.

According to the municipal budget on the website the borough budgets for the chief, one full time patrol officer, one part time patrol officer, and the school officer. The budget for the part time patrol officer is $32K, the Chief gets $56K.

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Thecrawsome t1_j9cdb98 wrote

They don't even charge him with attempted murder. No murder on there at all.

>felony aggravated assault, making terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person and simple assault.

Also, the bar owner had to save the patrons from the cop:

>Police saw people leaving the building and trying to get away from the suspected shooter. When the officers made their way to the front door they found the building owner Joseph Morrison who had the suspect, later identified as Dodson, pinned to the ground and had taken the gun away from him, according to Clark.

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shanafme t1_j9cogze wrote

Sounds like the Clearfield County Man-Child DA is going to do all that he can to make sure no serious charges are pressed.

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Optimal_Spend779 t1_j9coxn3 wrote

From there. Total trash place filled with garbage humans. Not shocked at all.

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scotticusphd t1_j9crdhh wrote

Guns in bars should be illegal. Full stop.

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Hib3rnian t1_j9d60p1 wrote

How'd this meatloaf get onto the force 😂

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300blakeout t1_j9dpur4 wrote

As of late, the saying “you can’t judge a book by its cover” has lost its luster. It’s almost as if the cover of books always accurately represent the content within nowadays.

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JohnDeere714 t1_j9dqtbg wrote

Reading some of these comments shows me people do not understand how weird and sometimes fucked up clearfield county actually is. This is actually one of the first few news stories I’ve read in a while on that didn’t involve 814 pred hunters getting someone from out of state arrested.

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Greeny427 t1_j9e2oo0 wrote

Replying to Thecrawsome (#1,890,776)

So I live in Clearfield a couple exits down the interstate, work with multiple people from Dubois. The firearm supposedly went off when during the fighting and the person who was injured was at the bar with the shooter. Therefore they might not be pressing charges for “attempted murder” but I have absolutely no idea how relevant that is to the charge.

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Griever1983 t1_j9e57i7 wrote

Replying to scotticusphd (#1,892,035)

Not only that, you should be keeping yourself out of any situation that could escalate when carrying a firearm. If someone is getting heated, apologize and bow out. Ego and carrying a gun doesn't work well.

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ksquad80 t1_j9ejycb wrote

Replying to OneHumanPeOple (#1,894,610)

I don't know why you're being upvoted (and I downvoted) when you've got the wrong information. It wasn't a charge of simple assault, it was an aggravated felony assault.

They start with lesser charges and then the D.A. can add on. That's how it works.

Reddit is collectively fuckin stupid.

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drunkmonkey176 t1_j9fdd72 wrote

Cops will never have my respect until they are willing to hold their own accountable and not act like spoiled brats when they are. This piece of shit was kicked out of the State Police and never should have been given a job in law enforcement anywhere in the country again.

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andrewjm13 t1_j9h5pcv wrote

Replying to 69FunnyNumberGuy420 (#1,900,265)

Police officers are required to be armed at all times there also required to be ready for duty at a moments notice

Hence the officer although off duty should not be intoxicated at all

But those charges would be brought by interal affairs after any criminal investigation

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shanafme t1_j9hy4sx wrote

Replying to JohnDeere714 (#1,911,485)

Yep, sure is. And I feel like there was another more recent story along the same lines but I couldn’t find anything. I know some good people in that town, but there are some pretty odd ducks as well.

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TylerDaKid t1_j9kqxwm wrote

Replying to andrewjm13 (#1,908,041)

I'm sorry dude but that is vehemently not true LOL police are ALLOWED to carry their firearms at all times, but they are not required to. That would be ridiculous. That means you would never have a moment off work. No point in even taking off your uniform at that point. Google something for 10 seconds before you try to tell people things are a fact. This is what's wrong with the world today is that people just say things that are objectively false and everyone just believes it. Not to mention my neighbor is also a lieutenant police officer in Philadelphia, and he does not conceal or open carry.

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