From the Petition:
This man's efforts, or lack thereof, helped claim the life of Justin Sawyer, a 21-year-old, who was having fun and crashed his motorcycle.
How was he "having fun?" What was he doing that caused the crash? He didn't just spontaneously fall over, did he? I think the bulk of the "helping to claim the life of Justin Sawyer" falls on Justin Sawyer and his friends who were with him when he crashed.
If anyone ever did that in a private sector, they would be out of a job the next day.
Bullsh*t. I am so sick of the private sector crap. I know plenty of people that have committed offenses (Domestics, drugs, OUI, etc...) that would have gotten a Police Officer fired and kept their "private sector" jobs.
everyone needs to be held reliable in this world. And Trooper Peasley needs to be held responsible for his actions - and it's time to show him exactly what he helped cause.
I agree. Now Tpr Peasley gets suspended for 2 weeks, loses several thousand dollars, gets his name dragged through the mud...All for a moment of unprofessional behavior. Meanwhile, no one wants to talk about why this kid died, the REAL reason. How did the crash happen? Did Trooper Peasley ram him with a cruiser? Tpr Peasley's words, while reprehensible, did NOTHING to further injure this person.
A 15 day suspension is just a slap on the wrist for this state trooper.
Do you have any idea what you are writing? Do you have a CLUE?
We, the undersigned, want to see Trooper Peasley removed from his position, and be let go completely from the police department. It would add much closure for the Sawyer family, as well as thousands of people across the nation.
It's called misplaced anger. This family is upset about the death of their son, and understandably so. Now they have someone to fixate their anger on, when truthfully, their anguish was caused for the most part by their son's driving behavior. I am sorry he died, but HE must be held responsible for HIS behavior as well. If he was still alive and the Trooper had said those things, they would not be nearly as upset. It was his careless actions that caused the whole tragedy. Sorry if I'm not up for giving some false sense of "closure" by unjustly ruining another man's life.