Cleveland police supervisors "disciplined" for hiring of officer who shot Tamir Rice...

stringer bell

http://fox8.com/2015/07/15/cleveland-police-supervisors-disciplined-for-hiring-of-officer-who-shot-tamir-rice/

Cleveland police supervisors disciplined for hiring of officer who shot Tamir Rice

CLEVELAND– Cleveland police supervisors are being punished in connection with the hiring of an officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice, the Fox 8 I-Team has learned.

Lt. Gail Bindel and Sgt. Edwin Santiago received discipline. An internal investigation found they didn’t do all they should have before hiring Officer Timothy Loehmann.

Both were found guilty of an administrative charge of failing to adequately supervise and review an applicant’s background investigation. Bindel received a two-day suspension and Santiago was issued a written reprimand.

Both supervisors are appealing the discipline.

Cleveland police officials said detectives did not review Loehmann’s personnel file from the Independence Police Department before hiring him. His Independence file showed he became weepy during a state range qualification course and his handgun performance was dismal.

Police said Loehmann shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice on Nov. 22 in the playground area of Cudell Recreation Center. Loehmann told investigators he ordered Rice to show his hands, but instead Rice reached for his waistband. Rice had an airsoft pistol that police said looked like a real gun.

Tamir’s mother and attorneys want charges filed against Loehmann and his partner.

The case is being reviewed by the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office.

Wow.. What tough "discipline" a 2 day suspension & written reprimand.. That will teach them not ? again and get innocent kid killed.. SMDH...

Copper

Trying to appease the massess ...probably gave him a “you know why we gotta do this talk"

...now about the guy who murdered a kid with a toy?

Copper

Loehmann told investigators he ordered Rice to show his hands, but instead Rice reached for his waistband.

So they can just lie blatantly about something we can clearly see on tape?

DarcSkies

Smh...