47 Alameda County Sheriff's Office Deputies Relieved of Duties
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2022
- Nearly 50 sworn Alameda County Sheriff’s Office deputies are now on desk duty after being told their pre-employment psychological evaluations scores are too low to allow them to continue as law enforcement officers. Thom Jensen reports.
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This needs to be done nationwide.
A the f#ck men. AMEN.
Not really because it’s California standards. Doesn’t mean much
Yeah the issue is many of the good cops quit do to the constant harassment and bigotry they face. You pretty much have to be insane or desperate to be a cop in California in 2022. If you defend yourself you are racist if you don’t you are dead. It’s a terrible position to be in
You need to be a psycho to work as a cop in Oakland.
Yuppers.
Every department should be doing this.
And more training.
EVERY DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE HIRING MORE HUMAN PEOPLE FOR THE JOB !!!
And treating those hired respectfully and generously so as to attract the best applicants
As well as every electable state and local government employee trusted to make laws and decisions. That would be terrifying.
@@TheHardTruth315 Agreed...because they are crazy too
This is what has to happen nationwide, immediately. D grades are unacceptable as well.
Gonna have to pay a lot more to get better candidates.
in most states psych exams aren't graded. Just a pass/fail system.
@@MrPawnman99 don't think you would. They, by and large, get paid very well. Maybe, just maybe, we don't let lunatic psychopaths enforce laws
@@zacharyberridge7239 I agree we shouldn't let psychopaths enforce the law.
But how many people would go into law enforcement in the current political environment? Especially in California?
@@MrPawnman99 That's an unfounded assumption. Demonstrate that there are no suitable recruits, and I'll buy it. There was literally a city in CT that wouldn't hire a candidate because they were too smart. No joke. There's something very, very wrong with policing in this country.
This isn't heartbreaking, this is great!
Right? If anyone has the right to be "heartbroken" it's the residents of Alameda County who've had to deal with and pay the salaries of *at least* 47 people who are mentally unfit for the job
@@rinlo1424 Walking around all day with murder weapons is mentally unfit.
Then send nuns to rescue you and social justice police.
@@rinlo1424 now the citizens have to pay them for the rest of their lives. You people do don’t get it. They will file claims and retire fat.
@@lightfighter685 Why are you justifying 47 deputies in the same agency not passing a psyche evaluation? There's no excuse for that.
Psychological evaluations need to be done on prison guards also.
maybe "yo daddie in prison" boy?
Will they did in Alameda in this case, but yes. The prison were the worst.
and on you
and prisoners getting released
well 37 of the 47 were working at Santa Rita county jail. But they've done experiments on mentally healthy college students, divided into two groups. And half were "guards" and half were "prisoners". After a few days they had to stop the experiment, because some of the prisoners were having Mental Breakdowns. Without ANY prompting at all , the "guards" became abusive. So the theory is that giving POWER to some people, causes them to abuse that power. They were not instructed to harm the students who were playing prisoners, no name calling or taunting.
It takes a very mentally strong person to NOT abuse their power, someone with Empathy and true compassion, someone with morals and ethics. And it seems that police officers get more corrupt with each year they work in that field.
This is a good step towards changing the current low standards we have for people to come in and patrol. Not passing a psychological test isn't a test of IQ, it's a test to see if you are fit for responsibility. No matter what your political agenda is, you can't disagree with this.
Word Up!
Completely agree!
YES INDEED!
I think all of us human beings are stressed!!! Lots to worry about in general. Looks like they might do well with group therapy too!
I'll bet 90% of liberals could not pass the test.
How do you miss 47 people in the *same department* that can't pass a psyche eval??
By not caring, looking or being forced to. 🤷♂ A fish rots from the head down.
I mean, they limit your IQ to be BELOW a certain level to be a cop so how can you wonder why they are all so stupid? lmao
Thank the union
The same way YOU missed the fact that they REPORTED those who received a D *could be hired.*
On another subject a person with D's on their transcript can get a college degree.
Wow. Hopefully not just an insurance move, but a legit effort to improve things.
It's California, figure it out.
Insurance. They’ll file claims and live fat.
@@lightfighter685 How? They are unfit to wield authority.
California has the money Alameda County is fine
Imagine this is just one county imagine all the other law enforcement positions that don’t do any mental health evaluations from corrections to foot officers
I may be mistaken, but I believe a mental evaluation is required in all states to get a peace officer/jailer license. If you don’t get your license you don’t get hired or work.
@@DrewD748 yes that’s correct a lot of law enforcement departments do a pre mental health evaluation before hiring correctional officers and police officers etc but during their tenure as officers mental health evaluations are thrown out the window and the state doesn’t do any continues mental health evaluation or annual mental health evaluation
@@DrewD748 starting off, the majority of cops are stable. But after seeing what humans can do to each other, mental health starts to slip.
I worked as a correctional officer and I saw a psychologist who evaluated me. That certainly didnt prepare me for the following hell I endured 8 to 16 hour shifts with over 200 inmates. I agree the standards were far too low. But that test proves absolutely nothing. I felt I was imprisoned like them as well. At times. Found my self talking too much about it paranoid after being off. Having no life but being at work then covid hits even worse. Little to no staff mental health was needed for us and inmates . Unless you work in this type of field you dont know shit. And i worked as a civilan .
I do agree with you they should consider mandated therapy. But the state doesnt care you leave or get fired they get more bodies in it was so bad during covid they put half trained individuals you can be a CO at age 18 imagine I come from the streets im a minortiy, I have survival skills, I worked in law enforcement civilian before becoming sworn I did other jobs non law enforcement. Now I get thrown with kids who had no prior jobs but this one +inmates limited training! Did anyone care how we felt? nO
In fact that situation it's a USA national pandemic. Probably around a 75 % of our Police officers around the nation are unfit to work as police officers in direct contact with the taxpayers not matter what the taxpayers have been doing.
It's about time they are held accountable!!
Maybe civilians need to stop being assholes. Hm?
You signing up???.... or just yapping jaws?🙄
Talky, talky talk. All you got. Kids and clowns today. 🤡
You cleaning up your community???? Nope. Promise you aint.
Taking accountability for your uncles, and cousins and friends?
Will you punish them when they hurt a child, brother, sister or just sit there?
Who will take the officers place?
Ppl call 911 CONSTANTLY.
There is already a shortage of officers.
Standing in the street with a sign screaming for rights for known criminals, in a recession AGAIN cause no one will work, where do you think a lawless, joblees future is leading? Tik tok strong huh? 🤭
Im all for holding police accountable , but again WHO WILL POLICE????
Its not like there is a waiting list of ppl wanting to join.
Where are these rocket scientists who want to chase armed criminals into bushes and sheds and get poked with dirty needles on a junky?... when all you talkers getting off that couch is my question?
When the world ends?
Blah blah blah blah blah.
Only one who needs reform is you ya ask me...biting the hand that feeds ya worthless azz and speaking sideways, your momma shoulda popped you in the mouth instead of telling you to speak freely maybe? 🤣
They haven't been held accountable , they are still being paid by the tax payers
@@tigtone854 no and stop shouting that. Vengeance is not justice. Collet yourself
I do agree as they tend to violate peoples civil rights and they also violate the constitution qualified immunity need's to end now for the police and sheriffs to be convicted for their wrong doings we need serious changes now
All LE should be required to take psychological evaluations.
Absolutely needed nationwide.
They'll all be trained on how to answer those questions though. Like when lawyers coach them when they get sued. It needs to be done under the radar.
They don't need to keep them on payroll. They need to fire them
@@richardbutkis Yes you are right, and it need some to be investigation going on in every state in the country and every city in the country, especially little small towns.
It’s called accountability
Heartbreaking to who?
All the victims?
Anyone who was arrested by any of these officers should get a good lawyer.
Even though there will be a risk of letting truly guilty people go free, what needs to be done needs to be done.
Our first responders to any emergency situation all deserve adequate mental health supports. I’m glad that they are raising awareness on it.
we'll do like they do people when they call cops for someone having a mental issues.. Kill them
They are broken from the start that's not support they need...
They should offer counseling to the officers who failed the test though. Not that I'd want them to go back to patrolling. But they are still humans with mental health issues and deserve to get psychological help.
@@stipegal how do you misunderstand this so much? This isn't saying they have a mental illness this is saying they may have a propensity for violence and are inadequately mentally prepared to do their job.
They don't need to keep them on payroll. They need to fire them
It's heart-breaking that these 47 deputies (now former) were at large in the jail and on the streets for up to 6 years. No wonder there are many thugs in the force.
It's not fair to them either. They gave up any other opportunities to be Sheriff's since they were accepted. Something must have brought this on though.
Thinking the same.
@@TheFrenchPug I agree that those 47 deputies are also victims. But, I don't think that the real issue has anything to do with comparable opportunities that they go gave up in favor of this job.
The starting annual salary for an Alameda County Deputy Sheriff Recruit (before attending the Police Academy) is over $87,000. Then it is increased to over $95,000 after he/she graduates from the Police Academy. This is for a person at least 21 years old, with a
high school diploma (or GED certificate) and a valid California Driver's License.
The real issue is going to be the humiliation, frustration, and (perfectly reasonable) anger that these people are going to feel.
They should receive generous severance packages. And, the money should be paid by the morons who hired them.
@@TheFrenchPug lol “not fair” they were mentally unfit and the department tried to look the other way.
Just remember they were good enough a month ago...a year ago...five years ago. They've known about the poor mental health scores, yet allowed them to run loose with weapons. Now that the county may get sued, they're actually looking into low scores and suspending.
👍👏
They don't need to keep them on payroll. They need to fire them They can use that money for new employees training.
Those ladies at the Starbucks just got 8.5 million. I saw this story after I read about it. I heard they were going to retest them but I haven't seen a follow up story.
Hallelujah!!! This is how you protect the public. Reform. So we the people can start trusting the police again.
San Mateo County, Please do the same!!! Start with Redwood City and Pacifica.
Have the same courage as Alameda County.
politicians are a bigger threat
@@chhansen9813 with all the shootings in oakland might be a bad time to take out officers until they can be replaced.
@@justinwahip wtf are you talking about?
Wow this is a insane story 😮 but I give them all the credit into investigating this more and doing the right thing!!! They were covering it up for a long time!!
I'm sure their lawyers were the ones pushing for this move. It's too bad it took one of their deputies committing a double murder before they were willing to act.
I have taken that evaluation for a high level security job for only prior special forces, former LEO's, and off duty LEO's and it's long and intrusive but easy to pass with a high score. There shouldn't be any D's. I remember some of the guys that didn't pass were a little off.
I passed it
what does it say to you when they got this many and that they have been in position that long? it says to me something has been out of sorts for way too long.
@@5MaryMiss maybe a better question is who is doing the hiring.
It's telling when you say there should be any D's. Says a lot about the caliber of these officers.
Yeah, any American who has interacted at all with the police knows most of them are aggressive and delusional, dishonest and off their damn rockers.
Every officer should be psych evaluated before and during employment in order to weed out the pigs from the true peace officers. If they fail they should be terminated indefinitely and allowed to serve at all.
Before and after each shift!🥁3
*Peace* officers, hehe, good one! 😋
Amen
They already do fool
They don't need to keep them on payroll. They need to fire them They can use that money for new employees, evaluations and training.
Boom!!! We knew it! We the people been saying that deputies need those test ran more often! Now more departments need to do the same 🤷🏾♂️
Currently they only take that test during hire and that's it
Sure but now it's going to turn into new Orleans where there are no police lol
Imagine if the same evaluation was given to citizens to bwe allowed to walk among us! Crickets, right!?
and they failed the test and were hired anyway. There are some occupations where anti social people and psychopaths are the preferred hires.
@@chhansen9813 cops aren't just walking amongst us.... they are loaded guns 🤔
@@cattleblack2254 so are criminals clown, only there's a lot more criminals! I like how you love criminals! Lol
Every deputy not just since 2016 needs regular evaluations
I got beat in physically maimed by employees of Alameda County while in Camp Sweeney as an 18-year-old. I am permanently disfigured and disabled and didn't get one penny, no lawyer in California would take the case at the time. Now 19 years later it's nice to see this county getting rid of some people who shouldn't be in a position of power.
what did you do to piss them off so much????
Sorry to hear that, hopefully meaningful change is on the way ❤
Is it too late to file charges now?
@@JohnDoe-sx2zk why assume it's their fault and not the police? Do corrupt officers need a reason or an opportunity?
Matt it seems to be the norm at Chabot camp, Sweeney, C, D, unit etc. Counselors "accidentally" releasing certain inmates knowing the outcome. Law Enforcement Agencies have become government sanctioned gangs lacking in respect for those they are to serve and protect. Alameda County Sherriffs beat my ass on numerous occasions, but having a record makes it ok for law enforcement do what they want to you! They fail to realize how their actions toward others will come full circle and they will face their demons alone.
How is doing what's right, "heartbreaking"?!
It's heartbreaking for their legal team, sad, sad news. Just like "safety & security" are big issues if you (or a 3rd party repair shop by your choice) just wanna swap the battery of your iPhone. "Don't hurt your little head" by challenging authorities with such daring questions! 😂
He wants crazy cops running around with weapons! Apparently 2 deaths isn't enough for this guy.
It always hurts to fire people. The guy who said it was heartbreaking was the guy who had to tell the deputies the news.
It was still the right thing to do but it’s ok for this man to feel his feelings, sheesh.
Great job 👍🏼 Bay Area actually doing the right thing
Bay Area True Hero!!!!!
This should be done more often, nation wide
Although this sucks for those who been in their role for years, this evaluation needed to be done. This needs to be a nationwide process and done within 120 days of employment.
Half the country has lost their minds. No surprise with these test results.
It's not heart breaking, it takes smarts and courage.
This is awesome this needs to be standard across
It isn't sad that you had to tell employees from 2016 getting a D grade that they weren't allowed to work anymore, it's sad that you let them work for so long without anyone bothering to check.
Yeah they should be some people going to jail. but these people don't need to be put back into law enforcement. They need to be able to pass a evaluation test, I have always thought this.
Old police school rules were the reason to allowed all types of degenerate individuals to wear a honorable police officers uniform.
Precisely.
They knew. Their Spokesman stated that they were told by the POST Commission it was okay to hire anyone who didn't get an "F." Once again, we see that the rot starts at the top. They have shown us that they either don't care what type of person they hire. Or, that they are complete morons.
First, what employer in his/her right mind would think that it would be okay to hire someone who received a "D" on ANY of the requirements. You need to get at least 80% to pass your written drivers license test.
Second, there MIGHT be a good (or at least acceptable) reason for hiring these people notwithstanding their psych evaluation grade. There are many reasons why a person might not have performed well on the evaluation.
Also, the evaluation might have uncovered an issue that could be remedied (with some type of treatment).
Third, we have a HUGE problem when leadership refuses to accept responsibility for its hiring decisions. This is the law enforcement culture in a nutshell: it is NEVER their fault.
Finally, if I was a member of that force, I would be looking for another job. I have no respect for the blue line. However, I would expect ANY leader to show a little more loyalty to their staff.
This is what happens when the pressure is on the executives to meet a quota for hiring. They loose sight of quality recruitment due to needs. Then u also have dept heads in personnel hooking up the homies family and passing them even if they fail tests. Now that’s the reality and that should be investigated!
This need's to be done nationwide to have responsible and trustworthy and well trained police officers and sheriffs
Amen
This needs to happen everywhere
Let's not forget that the Department chose to hire these people knowing full well that they were given a D grade on their psychological exam. They are still employed, on desk duty, only after someone else forced them to do that. The Sheriff's Department is fundamentally flawed, and everyone needs to be fired.
Some people need to go to jail...
Nice finally something being done to a department we’ve known had issues .. the good ole boy crew.
Like the public doesnt have "issues"
@@chhansen9813 bro your an idiot make your argument better. This is about a department we pay for.
Yeah. I heard it’s difficult to get hired in in law enforcement. You got to have connections from the inside to get hired in. That’s so unfair for those people who are highly qualified but can’t get hired because they don’t have connections inside.
This is amazing! My heart isn't breaking at all. In fact, this should be mandatory for every police department in The United States of America.
This is pretty awesome....that they took this action. A VERY proactive decision that benefits everyone.
Maybe you are completely mixed up, relieving them was a reaction. Being proactive would have been not hiring knowing they had unsatisfactory results. Private school?
The bigger issue is that the political situation in California is causing lower quality candidates to apply for the jobs and get hired. Staffing shortages are a serious threat to the community.
@@jdog22c34 I worked for them for years and this is All BS to cover up the fact that the officer devin Williams that killed that couple. The sheriff office said he had an immaculate background but then The DA had to hand over the discovery of his background to Devin's attorney showing that he Failed the background. So to get ahead of the problem they rushed to pull these files because they knew this was coming. ACSO don't move for anybody they moved to get ahead of the problem that is why they rushed and did it. POST Police Office Standard of Training didn't even know and said it. That is why they are coming down and do a FULL investigation. A "D" has never been exceptionable to hire and they know that. They picked their family and friends and they just got busted now it is coming out.
Right On. I've seen more than one crooked, law breaking cop in this department. This needs to happen in every department.
Wow! I’m impressed! Bout time this is done and should be done everywhere in my opinion. Thx for stepping up Alameda!❤
Way to go! This is what being proactive instead of reactive should look like
They are *reacting* to one of their psych-exam-failing deputies murdering two people. They intend to coach the 47 other psych-exam-failing deputies to pass a retest and get them back on the street ASAP.
This should have been done a long time ago. I personally know people that should never have been a peace officer...
@@westasleep they need to go ahead and fire them, use that money to train and evaluate some qualified people..
What do you want to bet that it was their training that sunk them. They were probably trying to answer questions to the best of their ability according to their training. Keep in mind the way they treat people out on the street is what they've been trained to do. We've been screaming they're a bunch of psychos for a long time, finally somebody in the system noticed.
Good job. Do it nationwide to keep us safer
Wow! This is progress, and I think we're looking at a new SoP
2016 isnt going back that far.....they need to evaluate all of them I bet the number would be in the hundreds.
This is an amazing step forward!!! Should happen in every department in every city and every state!! And they knew they were below levels when they hired them!!🤣🤣
This will save many lives and taxpayer money in the long run. A great thing for Society overall. We need all law enforcement everywhere to follow this example!
I am not surprised, they should have mental health available for them 24/7. The stuff they witness throughout their career will mess anyone up. My brother is a cop in the army and he's seen things that would cause anyone to lose it.
Thank you and the hateful climate in which they work is heartbreaking.
I had an officer tell me that he didn't sign up for this, that there was no point in arresting the guy that stole our car because, after all the processing, as he claimed a waste of time, they just get let go.
He also told me the county and the sherif doesn't care, and that we could've gotten our car back sooner, which is now stripped for parts. Oakland was falling apart, and the county along with it. Hopefully by January I'm out of here. Too much reckless driving, too much crime, the irony is my parents came here as immigrants to leave a dangerous area just to come to another one 🤦♂️
They're still getting paid to arrest people.
You must back the criminals in Oakland.
@@soulbrotha3237 huh? I literally said I don't like it here because of the criminal activity lol
@@mostpassiveuser8904 I felt bad for the cop, dude looked dead inside and tired of all the BS.
@@bgcm1995 Oh please, cops have an immunity that no other worker is granted. They're just playing victim when actually held accountable. Get your head out of your a**. Properly trained/well adjusted cops are a safety measure for everyone.
Wow it’s surprising they’re doing this anywhere at all. This is the real way to transform law enforcement. Although the evaluations should be kept true to academic psychology and non bias in either direction. One small step in the right direction.
Why can't they just lower the number needed to pass the exam. Make a score of 75-100 an A. Make 50 to 74 a B. Make 20 to 49 a C. Allow a score of 2 to 19 a D. Any test score below a 2 is an F. Problem solved.
I would like to see faces/photos of these officers.. We the people wanna know...
Me too!!!! They should be known!!!!
probably protected by hipaa
I definitely agree with the move. However I’m pretty sure they are very short staffed and now even worse…
THANK YOU FOR DOING THE STORY .
They need to do this as well in all levels of government and teachers.
Did he say “they said it was okay to hire the D-candidates”?
Yes, yes he did...
Good. Raise the bar. This is America 🇺🇸 it's time for professional police to re-emerge and make this nation proud again. There are professional departments in this country. ALL should be professional.
Where can they find qualified recruits willing to take the job?
@@Po1itica11yNcorrect at a college graduation day... scout for criminal-justuce majors
@@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD They already hire those. Gonna take far more than that to fill the ranks. Agencies are understaffed all across the country and becoming more understaffed by the day due to retirements, resignations, health-related reasons, fired, etc. They can't keep up with attrition as it is, even being as understaffed as they already are. How can they INCREASE their numbers? Where else can they find people willing to take the job?
I think you mean it's time for real police to emerge not re-emerge because there never was any good cops in the first place you know that police force was started by the ku Klux Klan I know so much history behind the police force that's not good at all freemasoneries and if you think I'm lying do some research but you probably won't
@@Po1itica11yNcorrect quality over quantity like the old days... 30 scardey-cats don't beat 2 brave, professional officers. Quality is key, not filling spots. Back in the day 1 unit would guard the whole club district on a Friday night... nothing ever happened, they handled it. Again, quality over quantity policing needs to re-emerge... that's what they're doing here...
Heartbreaking!! whats heartbreaking that they are not suited for duty..they need do this in San Mateo county for sure
They were actually hiring D-grade officers, it isn't that they've slipped down over time due to stress or trauma of the job... But don't worry, they're going to spend a big chunk of public money to pay private assessors to gift them better grades so the union can get them back on the team.
All offices should do this every 2-5 years to make sure the officers are at their peak performance and there are no underlining issues that could hurt the public or themselves. Officers deal with constant stressful and dangerouse situations on a daily basis, this makes sense. 💙
And they shouldn't be able to go live stream TikTok while on duty.
They need to test all cops
I'd like to know more about the specifics of these tests. Clarity is needed.
All I know is my right shoulder is almost unusable from something that happened over 30 years ago. Two Policeman come out knocked on my back door back door. When I come to the door they jerk me out of the house. Threw me down on the ground two police men that weighed at least 250 lb. I only weighed 158 at the time the jumped on top of me pin me down to the ground and push my arm up so far behind the back of my head that it injured me severely and I'm still l Have bad problems very painful to this day. and the thing about it was I wasn't even who they was looking for I was innocent Then. I'm innocent now. I have never been compensated for my injuries. Neither has anyone ever checked up on me. They deserve ever bad thing that they get. It should be stricter laws in place.
This could have serious consequence over time for all Law enforcement Officers. How do you fix an issue of Mental Health within the Dept? Think about it, These officers witness and face things some would never image so yes, their job duties will in fact affect their Mental Health so I personally think they need some "down time" ...May be if our law enforcement would be rotated every 6mo giving them 1mo paid time off with MANDATORY MH services for that month, this could help them deal with past traumas they were witness to due to their jobs from the prior 6mo.. This wouldn't cure / Fix the traumas but it sure would help them learn to deal with them and could help them cope with a strenuous job. JMHO
I concur. Great ideas!!!
Except most law enforcement agencies don't have the staffing levels to afford giving their officers time off. Many are so understaffed as is that they have to suspend officers regular days off during the summer because they don't have enough to handle all the calls.
I disagree, I think they get enough special treatment as it is, if they get that kind of time off we all should be offered that time off
@@godisgood9720 What incentive would YOU offer to entice enough people to take the job? Because what's being offered now isn't keeping up with attrition in a job that's already severely understaffed. How do you propose getting those numbers up? Cop suicides are higher than the general population so there's clearly some psychological help that needs to be offered. This isn't some kind of office job we're asking these people to do where the most violence they ever witness is a papercut.
@@Po1itica11yNcorrect judges 21:25, maybe we should employ this strategy and greatly limit what law enforcement responds to from 911 calls. Change the role of police fundamentally and restructure hiring process to allow for local communities to elect their own officers to make up their police force. That way the community being policed is represented among the ranks of the officers and creates greater trust, more transparency, and accountability.
2:10 Why would you WANT to hire D candidates and not A, B, or C.....
He never said that... don't be ignorant.
@@Noblewar actually you’re ignorant to assume that I meant the guy talking. To that point, “he”, the guy talking , was referring to the member at the post commission. You’re welcome
You can get a shrink to say anything if you pay them enough
If you’re not mentally fit for the job that’s on you. My only issue is WHO is deciding this grade?
Psychological evaluations should be intermittent because the duties of an officer can be traumatizing. An officer might be fine when they’re sworn in but as they’re on the job seeing and dealing with real life situations, it could affect them psychologically.
I agree with that. They can easily get jaded and perspective changed.
That's not what I am seeing when I see them live streaming TikTok
If we want better law enforcement, higher standards and elevated compensation are where we start. Our efforts abroad prove we have man brave, compassionate and intelligent individuals with the skills we require, and the steadfastness to learn those they need. But first, we need to remove the bullies, racists, and those with loyalties mixed with nationalism or allegiances to individuals rather than the whole of society. Living in fear of contact with law enforcement is not a natural state. It is time to do better, and be better.
I want transparency, accountability, and strict limitations put on police power and authority. No more military police, immunity from prosecution, or anything allowing them to enforce rules on us they don't have to follow themselves
How did they pass the psych eval in 2016? Were they even tested? Or did they suddenly deteriorate psychologically in just 6 short years?
well yeah that's just it. they didn't pass but were still allowed to be eligible for hire sad
@@daizsataylor8582 Then the question becomes, why were they hired? Was psychological evaluation a part of the hiring process? What was their staffing like in 2016? Did they pretty much have to hire everybody that applied because they had too few "quality" applicants applying?
I remember a few decades ago, New Orleans PD was severely understaffed but couldn't get enough qualified candidates to apply. So what did they do? They lowered hiring standards to increase the pool of applicants. Having a criminal record was no longer a disqualifier. Poor credit was no longer a disqualifier. Having an honorable discharge or 60 hours of college was no longer required.
The same will happen all across the country if they can't get enough bodies to fill vacancies. Standards will be lowered to increase the pool of applicants.
San Jose needs to do the same ASAP!!!
Maybe California should provide psychological test to its governor, State AG & local AG too
THATS GOOOD VERY GOOOD.
In L.A. the LADA has been illegally prosecuting misdemeanors against Section 271 of the 2009 L.A. City Charter. At 30,000 misdemeanor arrests/month this is about 4.68 million potential illegal prosecutions. They have done it to me personally. What is happening like this in your city, town, and/or county, plus state?
Only takes one apple to ruin it for all...i applaud the department for doing the hardest decisions first and protecting the community against lawsuits. Great job chief...
Very few citizens can pass that psychological test. People change.
Is it a stress test?
Lol this has nothing to do with citizens
@@lemondrop7305 Officers are citizens, are they not?
???? You take this test before being accepted to the academy.
This incident reminds me of an interview of Michael Jai White, before he went into acting he applied to be a police officer and he mentioned he scored very high on the entrance/aptitude exam and he was disqualified for being to intelligent…he noted that people who are highly intelligent tend to not follow orders blindly and always ask questions…to sum it up basically police departments hire people who have a generally lower IQ because they know they will be obidient even if it means causing unwarranted harm to others
This is so true. This has been my experience educating people who want to become police officers. I want the police force to do a complete reformation. We need police officers who are mentally healthy and physically fit.
too
Yea, put ALL cops under one umbrella, thatll help! Assuming this dude is telling the truth, he is an actor who lies for a living!
Robert Jordan, New London, Connecticut filed a lawsuit against the police department for the very reason.
How is this decided? Is a single person make, administrator, and grade this test? What does the test consist of? How many people have taken this test? How many pass/fail? I’ve seen tests designed to get certain outcomes before?
Interesting. I'd like to see some performance records that corroborate the mental unfit for duty claims. Never mind. The majority were still working jail details. After six years most move out of that entry level position. Not everybody, but most will.
I feel so bad for the citizens of Alameda County that had dangerous LEOs lurking around on their streets. The public wellbeing is always an afterthought with the politicians and LEOs, because all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
I’m willing to bet this is how most departments are I mean we se video after video after video of these psychos assaulting innocent people and then laughing and high five-ing at the permanent damage or disfigurement they cause
Yo this is great news this will save many innocent lives we need more of this action
That one awkward psych test question about busting a coworker if they witness them breaking the law ALWAYS GETS
THEM....
Heartbreaking?!? This NEEDS to b done nationwide.. tf u mean.. get rid of em all!!
I can remember back in the 70's and 80's and right up to today, departments having to lower standards to get "qualified in light of P.C." applicants. You get what you vote for. Glad Alameda Co. is taking a positive step to rectify this.
Not sure if it’s like this in Cali but in Illinois, they have age limits. I think dropping those would help. Older dudes are more chill, we don’t have anything to prove, we won’t chase the female cadets because most of us have been married and know women are pure trouble. I think it’s time to open the books to mature recruits.
Good! They should be doing that more often!
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY DAPARTMENT THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND YOU CAN DEFINITELY BE SURE OF IT.
just like trump.. UNFIT . IN ALL LEVELS.
Now comment on Biden!!
The problem i would have would be if the psychological evaluations are biased towards political ideology its not hard to trace back to a time where certain religions or sexual orientations made you ineligible for law enforcement positions. Police and other law enforcement positions work at the behest of elected officials i hope this is not a move to replace police with officers more in tune with leftist or woke ideology, heck i wouldnt want it happening on the other end either. I want to know what the questions and basis is for these decisions.
You have zero reason to think this. You just made iup a whole bunch of stuff. You right wingers say that there are just a few bad apples. But when they test for the bad apples you make up a whole fantasy in your mind.
LOL,.... "heck i wouldnt want it happening on the other end either".
you are way too late for that. you might wanna accept the fact that right wing ideology is attached at the hip with WS/racism, and they have been in control of law enforcement since before racists started voting republican.
sorry that may have been too woke for you.
They should have politicians take the test.
Now check and or test the Congress and House!
They got rid of a lot of muscle that was needed and failing low on paper but doing a great job with no write ups should of been enough to let ‘em keep there jobs
Rape was a occurrence in the jail where most of these deputies work.
Can't help but think there is a bigger story here. Did they get a new test to shield them from "liability."
Every police department should be doing the same across the country.
Do this across the nation
A bit astonishing that Ds would be considered suitable...
i mean it’s passing.....
@@jr1252 many jobs that have high degrees of responsibility (like life and death) employ higher standards than below average 'passing' and this too should be one. We aren't talking algebra but mental stability/fitness!!!
This should be the standard all over the country. We obviously have some issues with hiring sociopaths.
This is a great thing. They get to keep their jobs and they’re not out they’re with a happy trigger. 10% of the entire office failed. That’s scary. Some of them had to passed and got lucky. Their co workers are definitely looking at them weird how they couldn’t pass a psychological test. Also I thought they had to be evaluated before they even get a gun. We need stricter rules to become a cop. It’s longer to get a barber’s license than it is to become a cop.
Wonderful 👍 now let's do this ALL over the place especially in LOST Angeles county.