Yes..
The allegations are true and the trooper in question admits to them..
Answered By: Brian - 9/16/2008 |
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It was his own daughter wasn't it?
Answered By: Justintimeforobama - 9/16/2008 |
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Have you ever done something at your job which, if someone had been watching, might have caused outrage and gotten you fired? Anything?
Answered By: not Prince Hamlet - 9/16/2008 |
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Maybe. I don't know what the state's rules are.... apparently the guy was subject to discipline by his superiors. Palin wanted his blood - that's pretty clear.
When she didn't get it...she fired a DIFFERENT PERSON. Wooten is still on the force!
Answered By: Hater Police - 9/16/2008 |
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Are you sure you have both sides of the story? If all that's been alleged against the trooper is true, he should have lost his job. But are you sure the complaints are true?
Answered By: louie666pwu - 9/16/2008 |
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Firing him would be a good start.
Answered By: dude. - 9/16/2008 |
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The guy deserves to lose his job. If someone threatened to kill my father and tased my nephew I can gurantee I would do more than make sure they lost their job. The Dems can keep pushing this because 99?f Americans can sympathize with someone who acted against a bad person like this. Also, reguardless of whether Palins personal feelings played a role in this guys firing there was more than enough legitimate reasons to fire him w/o needing personal reasons.
Answered By: chicagodude420 - 9/16/2008 |
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Every American should demand that he be fired for that Taser assault on a child. Mr. Palin did complain and demand that the brute be fired. Democrats think that is a bad thing, after all the kid did not die. Good for Palin.
Liberals would argue that the kid asked for it; so they think that a child that consents to have sex with a adult it is OK and no one should complain.
Answered By: JonChicago - 9/16/2008 |
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He was accused and investigated and reprimanded by the Public Safety Commissioner who was in office before Monegan...
From what I heard, he drank one beer in his patrol car, and, as bad as the tasing sounds, his stepson begged him to do it. He wanted to know what it was like and the trooper used the test setting. So it wasn't an act of violence, but rather, a dumb decision by a supposed adult.
Answered By: whimsy - 9/16/2008 |
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Liberal thinking would tell you that the trooper was the victim. I loath liberalism.
Answered By: mbush40 - 9/16/2008 |
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Isn't someone innocent until proven guilty? Where is the proof that Wooten did any of this? Right now it is just he said she said, and that after a nasty divorce. Do you know anything about the american justice system? Evidently not! If there was any evidence that he did what you said then I believe that he would have been fired.
Answered By: jdm_081 - 9/16/2008 |
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No, it should be done by following the chain of command. His supervisor would know best, how to handle the situation.
Answered By: wineone - 9/16/2008 |
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I would expect the responsible government elected official to follow the rules in regards to the hiring and firing policies of said trooper........in other words, leave it up to the Safety Commissioner.
And yes, there is no question that he should have been fired for his outrageous actions, which he has fully admitted to.
But this was not for the governor to decide. Period.
Source(s):
For those who are interested, the Alaska Daily News has posted archived articles regarding the situation from the very first day it became an issue. This is the best source for the actual truth behind the matter. The articles can be read here:
http://www.adn.com/troopergate/
Answered By: justagirl - 9/16/2008 |
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Maybe so- but what does firing the Alasks Public Safety commissioner do to solve that problem?
First- all of it is allegations- where is the proof? Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Why is she quoted as saying he is a good role model - while he is still married to her sister?
Second- was it really worth firing Monegan? It seems very shady to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Public_Safety_Commissioner_dismissal
Answered By: thetalltexan - 9/16/2008 |
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He also threatened the life of his father-in-law!
It is very sad that this man was never fired!
Answered By: Smarty Kat - 9/16/2008 |
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The trooper was subjected to disciplinary action. There are standard procedures for handling inappropriate behavior by law enforcement personnel.
Palin was trying to get her brother-in-law fired and it seems that when she couldn't, she fired the public safety commissioner. It appears to be a vindictive firing and it is being investigated.
Answered By: tribeca_belle - 9/16/2008 |
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Error error error.
the trooper wasn't fired.
A higher up was fired.
Answered By: jake - 9/16/2008 |
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Yes, he should be. Is this the part of the story the liberals have been neglecting to mention? I knew there was more to it than their mindless witchhunt.
Answered By: Thomas SR - 9/16/2008 |
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You are taking parts of the story out of context. you are obviously very narrow minded. he tasered his step son. and it was in play. and his step son wanted him to do it. he made mistakes and acknowledges that. you are trying to make more out of it and spread rumors, idiot.
Answered By: Loran - 9/16/2008 |
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Well drinking on the job alone is reason enough for dismissal and ta sering someone without legal means is assault and breaking the law. Not only should he be fired, but he should also be jailed.
Answered By: toughguy2 - 9/16/2008 |
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I'm a registered independent. I'm Suprised that the Democrats and Barack Obama want anything to do with defending a state trooper who tasers a 10 year old nephew.
Answered By: Pastor In Kentucky - 9/16/2008 |
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Sure...but I also trust the process to work. An investigation is NOT an indictment. The investigation should continue and, if as you claim, the facts show that he deserved to be fired, then that's that. Remember, this was a bi-partisan group that commenced and is running the investigation. Do you not trust the process? Do you think investigations should be stopped mid stream for political reasons? If the table was turned, would you want Biden to be fully investigated, or would you want it stopped? The process will work, if only the right wing lets the process play out. Finally, this was not a decision for the Governor. She should have had nothing to do with it. Why oh why was she involved in any way? That's the bigger question that needs to be answered. Why is she meddling in the process?
Answered By: prekinpdx - 9/16/2008 |
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It's not a question of what he did or didn't do, it's a matter of if Palin abused her power as the Governor to try to fire him, and wound up firing the person who wouldn't do it.
I'm sure there are proper avenue's she could have taken to get this guy fired, but she used her power, not the legal system or correct procedure.
Answered By: who me - 9/16/2008 |
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Most likely...
But should his boss be fired for it?
Answered By: Phil M - 9/16/2008 |
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No, I heard the nephew deserved it. just kidding. you know I like the way the Democrats tell the story-it's so much more sensational than common sense
Answered By: psycho_lycious - 9/16/2008 |
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