Like the Louisiana Referees, but worse...

[mjr_2013]

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/10/24/2892683/lexington-officer-cited-for-harassment.html

 

GEORGETOWN — A Lexington police officer has been cited for harassment with physical contact after confronting a 13-year-old referee following an Oct. 16 youth soccer game, according to a complaint filed in Scott District Court.

Keith Spears, 37, of Stamping Ground was served a summons on Wednesday, court records show. He is scheduled to appear in Scott District Court on Nov. 7.

In a complaint, Patrick Dean Rase says Spears harassed Rase's 13-year-old son by verbally confronting him. The teen served as a referee, sanctioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation Referee Program, in a game sponsored by the Scott County Parks and Recreation Board. Spears was a parent of one of the players in the game officiated by the teen, the complaint says.

Spears "had been cautioned about his unsportsmanlike sideline behavior" by the teen during the game, the complaint says.

Immediately after the game, Spears approached the teen, "verbally confronted him, shoved him and grabbed his wrist," the complaint says.

Another person intervened before the incident escalated, the complaint says. This happened with "numerous adults and children present."

Capt. Jearl Porter, chief deputy of the Scott County Sheriff's Department, said last week that there were no visible injuries from the confrontation.

Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said Thursday that the matter "is under review" at the bureau level, but additional information could not be released because it is a personnel matter.

Spears has been a Lexington officer since January 2001. He works in the department's Bureau of Administration.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/10/24/2892683/lexington-officer-cited-for-harassment.html#storylink=cpy

 

Unbelievable!! Not only is the officer bullying and attempting to intimidate an official, the official is only THIRTEEN!!

 

Good for him and his dad to do something about it!! 

 

[dumbdumb]

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/10/24/2892683/lexington-officer-cited-for-harassment.html

 

 

 

GEORGETOWN — A Lexington police officer has been cited for harassment with physical contact after confronting a 13-year-old referee following an Oct. 16 youth soccer game, according to a complaint filed in Scott District Court.

Keith Spears, 37, of Stamping Ground was served a summons on Wednesday, court records show. He is scheduled to appear in Scott District Court on Nov. 7.

In a complaint, Patrick Dean Rase says Spears harassed Rase's 13-year-old son by verbally confronting him. The teen served as a referee, sanctioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation Referee Program, in a game sponsored by the Scott County Parks and Recreation Board. Spears was a parent of one of the players in the game officiated by the teen, the complaint says.

Spears "had been cautioned about his unsportsmanlike sideline behavior" by the teen during the game, the complaint says.

Immediately after the game, Spears approached the teen, "verbally confronted him, shoved him and grabbed his wrist," the complaint says.

Another person intervened before the incident escalated, the complaint says. This happened with "numerous adults and children present."

Capt. Jearl Porter, chief deputy of the Scott County Sheriff's Department, said last week that there were no visible injuries from the confrontation.

Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said Thursday that the matter "is under review" at the bureau level, but additional information could not be released because it is a personnel matter.

Spears has been a Lexington officer since January 2001. He works in the department's Bureau of Administration.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/10/24/2892683/lexington-officer-cited-for-harassment.html#storylink=cpy

 

Unbelievable!! Not only is the officer bullying and attempting to intimidate an official, the official is only THIRTEEN!!

 

Good for him and his dad to do something about it!! 

No, but the shame is Capt. Jearl Porter at even a higher level of authority basically condoning the behavior of this employee by using the very carefully chosen words of "NO VISIBLE INJURIES", which is basically saying that the only way I will do anything other than just laugh this one off is if there are "VISIBLE INJURIES" as in no harm, no foul/or no blood, no foul, and their is no way in hell that you are going to get my employees job nor should you, and at the most just a cursory glance and a "don't do it again, with a laugh and snicker under the breath, now get out of here response. What a totally chicken poop response from somewhat up higher that has been trained for these types of situations and responses, to only concentrate on the phrase "NO VISIBLE INJURIES". That is not how this should be handled and those here in the legal professions help me with the words that should be have been used. This type of response, only the acknowledgement and total concentration on the  "NO VISIBLE INJURIES" when dealing with a youth in this embarrassing public situation now, should also put this person's job in jeopardy (no, not fired) at least ever being allowed to speak publicly about a situation again, just let HR handle it.

Amazing how these people use the power of the office or the badge, especially against people (officials) serving in the same capacity and doing the very basics of their own police work (enforcing the law/rules as written by others) in their own jobs and expecting to cross over that line just because of their status and position and using the old "do you know who I am", I am the law. Instead of playing by the same rules, they want that all powerful, do you know who I am, that they absolutely hate being used on them, and then they go over and use some power play on an official, and a youth official at that. Wonder what that judge will say on this one, as officials in their capacities are just extensions of the judicial systems themselves but just in a much less official capacity as pertains to the legal system. And no, I am not comparing officiating to actual being a law enforcement official and the training and a much more a chance/possibility of running into potentially violent situations every day of their lives. And for many, I guess that power is all that matters in life. Life is so bad that only that power makes life bearable and worth living and giving meaning to life, otherwise one might as well be dead.

 

This will be interesting to see what happens concerning condoning this type of behavior in the law enforcement field. Keep us posted for this slap on the wrist. It will speak volumes for law enforcement in the whole state of Kentucky much less Lexington itself. Open season on our children. Wonder if this just deterred a future great candidate from the field of law enforcement. Possible future Police Chief in waiting who will totally mistrust those in authority and the total system of law enforcement and the judicial system itself.

 

Also, interesting since so many umpires in MLB are from Kentucky. This could also be knocking out a future soccer official who might have one day worked the FIFA and FINA World Cups, were it not for this type incident which one might, just might think would happen with a fan or parent, but no way in heck with an officer of the law.

[KLAH316]

There are approximately 800,000 police officers in the US.....

To paint them all with the same brush is unfair and not true.

Are there a few "bad apples", absolutely! Those are the ones you hear about on the news. The percentage is probably no higher than other professions, it just always turns into a media story so everyone is aware of it.

[scrounge]

There are approximately 800,000 police officers in the US.....

To paint them all with the same brush is unfair and not true.

Are there a few "bad apples", absolutely! Those are the ones you hear about on the news. The percentage is probably no higher than other professions, it just always turns into a media story so everyone is aware of it.

 

However, the small % of power-mad, bully accountants don't really have the same kind of ability to impose and threaten you, though.

[dumbdumb]

And this is how it, OP, will all play out. Just like this one in NJ below, earlier in the year (May) and just now sentenced (Oct).

 

 

The incident

 

News | The Asbury Park Press NJ | app.com

 

The outcome. Slap on the wrist.

 

Berkeley Little League ex-manager Thomas Murphy pleads guilty to assaulting umpire | The Asbury Park Press NJ | app.com

 

How did he cop this plea to get him out of having it go on his criminal record. What is he an attorney himself or police chief, and an incident like this would get him disbarred or kicked out. Let's hear from those NJ guys on here who know the perpetrator.

 

 

-----definitely agree with statement below, but who is that guy who managed to get off so easy, an insider, or just a regular daddy coach who had a good attorney, so it will not show up on his "criminal" record????? Where are those guys in NJ who know this guy???????? 

[Texas Manny]

I have to agree with KLAH. You can't judge all police by one. Each bad apple needs to be pulled from the barrel, and then check the others for any possible contamination, but don't judge the whole barrel bad.