I understand his attorney is talking about using the suicide attempt, but I don't know how they'll get that information into a courtroom. I believe he's trying to use that to show negligent retention, making the city liable for hiring him and keeping him. But I don't think it's going to fly.
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They never thought they'd get a fair shake from this department. The guys fully expected what happened to happen.
When he dropped his hands to his waistband, the officers are trained to assume he's going for a weapon. That's what the punches were about. Officers who don't assume a suspect is going for a gun end up dead.
The hearing today was a sham. These officers were supposed to be afforded their rights to due process, but these disciplinary letters were written before they even started the hearing.
This quote is just one of 9 total Frank Desalvo quotes in our collection. Frank Desalvo is known for saying 'I understand his attorney is talking about using the suicide attempt, but I don't know how they'll get that information into a courtroom. I believe he's trying to use that to show negligent retention, making the city liable for hiring him and keeping him. But I don't think it's going to fly.' as well as some of the following quotes.