You may have heard of the Oklahoma reserve sheriff's deputy who mistook his revolver for a taser and killed a suspect. It turns out that the sheriff's deputy is a 73-year-old insurance company executive, who is a member of the Tulsa County Reserve Deputy Program. Several members of this program including Bates are wealthy and have donated vehicles, weapons, and stun guns to the Sheriff’s Office. They are allowed to serve as police officers, although they are not compensated. They are classified as “advanced reserves,” meaning they “can do anything a full-time deputy can do”.
I find it quite bizarre that this program would allow sometime past retirement age to have an active role in arresting people.
No comments:
Post a Comment