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And although that may be true, Palin seems to have trouble keeping family issues separate from her politics (and her political influence). I recall her attempting to have the ex-husband of her sister fired from the police corps just because the two were going through a divorce. The police chief admitted that he was pressured to do so, too.
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Not saying the fact that they were getting a divorce wasn't a factor, but a couple of the charges brought up against the trooper (which he was found guilty of and "disciplined" for) are pretty troubling. I believe there's a little more to this than just the fact that they were getting divorced.
Here's an article from the Anchorage Daily News describing the information released regarding the investigation of the trooper. This isn't the only information available, but it's fairly informative.
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Some of the charges might be true, but after hearing about the stepson affair and the taser, I think they just threw it in there to defend her position for firing him. It didn't kill the kid, didn't hurt him. He liked it and admitted to liking it. As for the moose, I could believe he did it illegally.
Drinking beer on patrol, yep, I could believe he is guilty of that. And the threat, I could also believe it's true. With that said, though, unless he actually did something to carry out the threat, then it's really not that big of a deal. We've all said things like "If you broke that vase, I'll kill you".
How he managed to avoid getting into serious trouble... well... I'm guessing everything was just peachy between Palin and Wooten, and she kept him safe and sound, away from punishment.:hmm: |
A. Wooten was never fired. He was disciplined. The original suspension was halved after being appealed.
B. Tasers do hurt, trust me on that. I've seen the biggest and baddest scream for their mommies after 2 seconds in a cycle. You want to give an 11 year old a demonstration: a dry, carpeted room, wool socks and a door knob will suffice.
C. Palin was never the governer when this happened.
D. The head of the AST was a woman at the time who metted out punishment. Never stated once that anyone ever pressured her to do so.