Civil Liberties

Florida Deputy Given Written Reprimand For Obscenity, Death Threat-Laden Tirade

In the course of investigating someone for causing a disturbance, natch

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A Broward Sheriff's deputy caught on camera unloading a torrent of obscenities and threats — including death at the hands of alligators — at a man being investigated for causing a disturbance was issued a written reprimand and allowed back on the force.

The video from a patrol car of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper captures Deputy Alan Dubinski speaking to Jessie Merchant, a man with whom Dubinski has a law-enforcement related history, as Merchant was being investigated for causing a disturbance.