Hawaii, Punishment For Bad Cops Often Doesn’t Stick. Here’s Why
A Civil Beat investigation found that arbitrators in Hawaii overturn a police chief’s decision to suspend or fire an officer nearly 65% of the time
10 November 2021
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A Civil Beat investigation found that arbitrators in Hawaii overturn a police chief’s decision to suspend or fire an officer nearly 65% of the time
10 November 2021
It was after midnight on March 5, 2014, and Peter Krog wanted more booze. The problem was he couldn’t find his car keys. His wife hid them from him because she didn’t want her husband, a Honolulu police officer, back on the road after he had been drinking. Their disagreement quickly escalated into violence. Krog pinned his wife to their bed, one hand around her throat the other pressed hard over her nose. She tried to turn her head just so she could breathe. “I can end it all right now,” Krog told her as he pushed down on her ...
In Hawaii, Punishment For Bad Cops Often Doesn't Stick. Here's Why
A Civil Beat investigation found that arbitrators in Hawaii overturn a police chief's decision to suspend or fire an officer nearly 65% of the time.
www.civilbeat.org