[VIDEO] Chelsea Oklahoma policeman refuses to be corrupt

SwoLy-D · May 8, 2015

http://www.youngcons.com/well-conne...manager-and-police-commissioner-take-offense/

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Bravo, policemen.

Well-Connected Man Gets Pulled Over for DUI, City Manager and Police Commissioner Take Offense

John S. Roberts
May 7, 2015 9:15 pm

YoungConservatives.com reporter said:

Here’s a really crummy story involving government malfeasance.

Apparently a “well-connected local businessman” was pulled over in his white Jeep for suspicion of DUI, then as the the Police Commissioner found out about his pending arrest, he offered to pick the man up and drive him home.

Another man approaches the Jeep as the officer attempts to handcuff the drunken driver, and it turns out it was none other than the City Manager.

I know, crazy!

From KTUL:

“We live in a good ol’ boy system here in this town,” said assistant police chief Travis Hogan, playing a dashcam video of a DUI arrest from two months ago that has taken on a life of it’s own.

“My officers have received threats. I personally and the chief has received threats to our jobs,” he said.

It began with a white Jeep being pulled over by Officer Nicholas Pappe.

“Evening sir,” said Pappe.

Soon to be under arrest, Mr. Brian Haggard, described as a well connected local businessman, none too pleased about the traffic stop.

“It’s very common for someone to say ‘Please man don’t do this to me,'” said Hogan.
Then the calls from many influential people started coming in…

“I was shocked when I received the phone call from the police commissioner. I thought he knew better than that. But for him to call me and ask me if I would allow him to leave his home to the traffic stop and pick that individual up and take him home in lieu of even a citation much less an arrest, I find that highly unethical,” said Hogan.

And it didn’t end there. The gentleman arriving at the scene there, that, says the assistant chief, is the city manager.

Did you talk to the chief? “He says did you talk to the chief?” said Hogan.

“It’s not that he showed up and tried to prevent my officer from doing anything, but it was just his mere presence. I mean that is so rare for a city manager. This, I believe in my four and a half years this is the one and only time the city manager has come to a traffic stop,” said Hogan.
What are laws without ethics? How can our cities govern properly if those in charge abuse their powers?

Thankfully though, the arresting officer proceeded with carrying out his duties, which for some odd reason has caused “unrest for the police department.”

“What we’ve been dealing with now we call it the fallout on Facebook,” said Hogan.

So much fallout, the assistant chief wrote a full page letter to the editor in the local paper.

“We’re human beings doing a job. Show some respect people,” said Hogan.
Haggard has continued to belittle the department for simply doing their jobs…

“He has made it a point to tell anybody that will listen in this town that ‘I will have the job of the chief, the assistant chief, and Nick Pappe,'” said Hogan.

Mr. Haggard declined an on camera interview but denied ever making any kind of threats and said that the “cops are ruining the reputation of the city.” Chelsea, Oklahoma. Don’t let the peace and quiet of the scenery fool you.

The police commissioner at the time of the incident declined an interview and efforts to contact the city manager were unsuccessful.
This story exemplifies government corruption, and it’s not okay.
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Bravo.

rimrocker · May 8, 2015

That is one of the worst written articles I've seen in a long time.

SwoLy-D · May 8, 2015

rimrocker said: ↑

That is one of the worst written articles I've seen in a long time.
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OK. I'll respect your personal journalistic opinion.

What do you think of the actions of the people involved in the worstly-written article?

Dairy Ashford · May 8, 2015

rimrocker said: ↑

That is one of the worst written articles I've seen in a long time.
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Chelsea, Oklahoma. I know, crazy!

rimrocker · May 11, 2015

SwoLy-D said: ↑

OK. I'll respect your personal journalistic opinion.

What do you think of the actions of the people involved in the worstly-written article?
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Bribery and political favoritism are bad?

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