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instantcoffee69 t1_iy3rvo3 wrote

So let's break this down. Guy was a cop in Henrico (academy July 21- JAN22) and leaves the department within 10mo. Moved to far Western VA, Near Bristol. Works for the Washington Co Sheriff. Then within 2mo drives to California to murder a family of 4 and kidnap and teen girl.

Idk man, I got a feeling these "law enforcement" types got some serious personal problems. He most certainly was a groomer.

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PhoenixAshies t1_iy3swrd wrote

He was a State Trooper assigned to Henrico. VSP isn't saying why he resigned.

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Cerebraleffusion t1_iy3ta8c wrote

Lol shocking! Police not being forthright, I for one am appalled! Pearl clutching incoming.

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MLM1414 t1_iy44tyt wrote

Because itā€™s personnel matter. Itā€™s not public information for why some resigned. I myself have taken multiple psych exams for multiple law enforcement jobs. Theyā€™re very lengthy (couple hundred questions) and an interview with a psychiatrist.

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sirensinger17 t1_iy4rmyu wrote

Clearly they're not long enough since people like this get through on a regular basis. Fix yourselves

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mayflowers5 t1_iy4q20a wrote

Okay cop, youā€™re not really welcome to comment on this when youā€™re inadvertently saying thereā€™s plenty of evaluation that goes into being fit to serve. Obviously thereā€™s huge flaws in the system then.

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MLM1414 t1_iy4qbil wrote

Iā€™m just making people aware of what happens in the hiring process. I didnā€™t say that people donā€™t slip through just like every job.

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mayflowers5 t1_iy4s0dy wrote

Read the room dude. Most other jobs donā€™t give their employees weapons and access to data that isnā€™t available to the public. This isnā€™t an isolated incident, this happens daily across the US where a cop has been caught doing something sick and twisted. Settlements against the police have totaled over 1.5 billion dollars for gross misconduct and negligence. Obviously there is an evaluation and obviously it is flawed, enough said.

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Vajama77 t1_iy3w2h1 wrote

Don't these agencies do any kind of psychological exams? How do they vet their police officers?

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xDocFearx t1_iy539sk wrote

ā€œIā€™m sir before we hire you, the higher ups always have us ask you this question, would you catfish a teenager and kill her family?ā€ How exactly do you test for this. It would take extensive examining to really get an idea of if someone is fit or not and thatā€™s asking a lot of stations that already face budget issues all the time

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melonlollicholypop t1_iy5q36s wrote

Gavin de Becker is a renowned violence prevention expert, and he advises that when hiring someone into a position of custodial power that you expressly ask exactly such ridiculous-seeming questions. He instructs parents to ask potential babysitters things like "Do you fantasize sexually about children?" and "Have you ever touched someone in a sexually inappropriate manner?" He says you're not asking because you expect them to give you an honest answer. You're asking because the question is so unexpected that their unguarded reaction will inform your intuition. Without knowing why, you will either be comforted by their response or a chill will go down your spine. Without understanding why, obey that instinct.

In the 1980s, together with the United States Marshals Service, Gavin de Becker co-designed the MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems, which is used to screen threats to justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, members of United States Congress, and senior officials of the Central Intelligence Agency. Los Angeles County Law enforcement agencies adopted MOSAIC in 1997 to help police manage and reduce spousal abuse cases that might escalate to homicide.

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