Originally Posted by
jnc36rcpd
If this were a failure by just the SRO, I'd be reluctant to blame the sheriff of a large department unless he had some role in appointing, assigning, retaining, or supervising the particular deputy and knew or should have known his shortcomings. Anyone who has been a supervisor for a while has had the experience of a subordinate who screws the pooch spectacularly. The issue I have with the sheriff and perhaps the organization is the cascading series of hesitation and failures to act. That suggests some organizational issue.