Fredrick Taylor
On July 29, 2001, two white Greene County jailers urinated on four African-American inmates playing basketball. The jailers were on a catwalk making their daily check when they decided to perform this unethical behavior. One jailer had been working there for a year and the other had only been employed for a day. Both employees? have been charged with misdemeanor assault. Before a lawsuit was even filed, $25,000 was awarded to each of the inmates.
With the help of local media and newspapers, the incident had a swift, emotion-filled impact on Springfield and the surrounding area. People jumped to conclusions and had predetermined thoughts because the jailers involved were city employees and taxpayers paid their salaries. The public was outraged because the two employees were in a position of trust and authority, abused their position, and cost Greene County $100,000.
The initial conclusion to this scenario is the feelings that as a fellow employee of a law enforcement field I have seen and heard many police officers and
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