Brickbat: Finders, Keepers

Gov. Janet Mills has appointed former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald Alexander to overhear a request by Oxford County commissioners to remove Sheriff Christopher Wainwright. Wainwright sold dozens of firearms from evidence without recording the transactions or notifying commissioners. Wainwright said he used the proceeds from the sales to buy equipment for the sheriff's office. The commissioners said they have seen no proof of that claim. Wainwright apologized for his actions but said they don't warrant his removal.

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[MWAocdoc]

https://abc13.com/gerald-goines-houston-police-department-botched-raid-harding-street-disgraced-officer-charged-with-murder/12758583/

Meanwhile over four years ago Narc officer Gerald Goines had been stealing drugs and guns (or fabricating them) from raids for over fifteen years before the Harding Street Raid blew up in his face (literally!) and the Houston Police Department has STILL not explained how the innocent resident they murdered could have shot four of them with a gun that was never found at the scene or listed on any inventory of evidence. Seems there's a LOT of this going around! Maine, you say?

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[Fist of Etiquette]

Were they sold at a fair price at least?

[Á àß äẞç ãþÇđ âÞ¢Đæ ǎB€Ðëf ảhf]

If both parties were satisfied, yes, it was fair, by definition.

[Medulla Oblongata]

Unless a judge says the price was not what HE thinks is correct. Then it's fraud, even when both sides agreed, and no harm was done.

[AT]

Well, I mean, he hasn't been charged with a crime so... oh, I get it, that's why she tasked the judge.

Well, anyway - this is laughable. Gun control works, remember? Things like this never happen, because bad guys don't break laws.

Also laughable is the way Brickbat is outsourcing these articles to AI now. All the way down to the stock images for the clickbait.

[Adans smith]

Maybe he keeps the cash at home. I hear that's a thing,

[Idaho-Bob]

Yep, his dad said it is a good idea.

[mad.casual]

And he was this ->||<- close to retiring and having a tragic boating accident on his new boat!

[MollyGodiva]

Is there any other job where you can steal property that does not even belong to the organization, sell it, not tell anyone, and still keep your job?

[Á àß äẞç ãþÇđ âÞ¢Đæ ǎB€Ðëf ảhf]

Every Chicago and New York politician.

[mad.casual]

The first "steal property that does not even belong to the organization, sell it" part describes pretty much every State and Federal pyramid scheme from SS to the ACA.

[Medulla Oblongata]

Fani Willis says it was an all-cash thing, so it’s ok that there's no records.

[Rise of the Impedance]

Stealing evidence, embezzlement, no chance of asset forfeiture, at least some legitimate legal cases being dismissed. Your punishment is making an argument why you shouldn't be fired.
It is be good to be one of the King's Men.

[SRG2]

One wonders whether this was customary in times past, and Wainwright just continued the custom and is slightly baffled as to why it's now a problem

[markm23]

Don't just fire him. He should be in prison for felony theft.