Brickbat: Professional Courtesy

Charles Oliver | 9.11.2014 6:00 AM

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Three Coral Springs, Florida, cops have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the union that represents them. Doug Williams, his wife Sherry and Michael Hughes face multiple charges of grand theft and an organized scheme to defraud. Sherry Williams is a detective assigned to economic crimes cases.

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Wasteland Wanderer 11 years ago

Three Coral Springs, Florida, cops have been charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the union that represents them.

http://youtu.be/MDtSf9pseOw
invisible furry hand 11 years ago

You call that theft from a union? This is theft from a union
Florida Man 11 years ago

Stealing from cops so.......good guys?
1. UnCivilServant 11 years ago
  
  Uh, sorry, Florida Man, but bad guys can victimize bad guys just as much as they can victimize good guys.
2. Restoras 11 years ago
  
  Yeah, I'm kinda ok with it.
Rufus J. Firefly 11 years ago

Really? You right-wingers make me laugh. Cops are not paid a living wage and need to fund their retirement somehow in addition to ensuring they get home safely.
1. WTF 11 years ago
  
  Needs more 'smooches' and 'hth'.
2. Ted S. 11 years ago
  
  Nobody forced them to work for the po-po.
  
  (Yes, I know your comment is sarcasm.)
Rich 11 years ago

Both are expected to surrender in "the next day or so," said their attorney, Michael Dutko.

"Expected to surrender"?! Where's the fucking SWAT team?!
Jerryskids 11 years ago

There's easily several brickbats worth of material in that article.

The humble public servants making that much mooney, the "retired" officer collecting his pension while still employed, the thefts going on for 5 freaking years out of a police account before anybody noticed, the casual mention of the one cop being suspended in October of last year with no mention of why he was suspended, the remark that these guys charged with crimes are expected to turn themselves in sometime in the next few days like apparently the cops send them a letter to notify them that they're under arrest - how many accused crooks have it this good?
1. Restoras 11 years ago
  
  how many accused crooks have it this good
  
  Everyone in Congress?
  The IRS?
  The NSA?
  The Department of Justice?

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