McKinney Cop Resigns
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Officer Eric Casebolt is no longer on the McKinney, Texas police force.
Chief Greg Conley of the McKinney Police Department said during a news conference Tuesday that the officer, Eric Casebolt, had resigned while under investigation.
The resignation came a couple of days after Officer Casebolt had been put on administrative leave and amid growing cries by religious and civic leaders in the Dallas suburb for him to be fired.
In the video widely distributed on social media, Officer Casebolt, who is white, is seen shouting at African-American teenagers, throwing the girl down and briefly pointing his gun at others who approached him during a disturbance at the community pool in Craig Ranch, a racially diverse subdivision north of Dallas. The officer ultimately immobilized the girl by putting her facedown on the ground and placing a knee on her back.
Jarring Image of Police’s Use of Force at Texas Pool PartyJUNE 8, 2015
During the news conference, Chief Conley said that the actions of Officer Casebolt had been “indefensible.”“He came into the call out of control,” the chief said, and remained out of control during the entire episode. Chief Conley said that 11 of the 12 officers who responded to the pool disturbance followed their training and “did exactly what we wanted them to do.”
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BigDumbWhiteGuy June 9th, 2015 at 7:38 pm
Still waiting to see if any actual justice will be served.
labman57 June 9th, 2015 at 7:40 pm
No worries.
I see a new career in this ex-cop’s future … as an “expert commentator” on FOX News, explaining the inherent threat created by black youth to decent white folks.
Anomaly 100 June 9th, 2015 at 8:00 pm
And he keeps his pension.
whatthe46 June 9th, 2015 at 8:09 pm
Just my opinion, obviously, but I have a feeling
that he was told to resign instead of getting fired so that he could keep his
pension. There should be assault
charges.
Anomaly 100 June 9th, 2015 at 8:18 pm
I think they urged him on to resign, too.
majii June 9th, 2015 at 8:00 pm
So much for the efforts of those in the community who held a “Support Your Local Police Officers” rally yesterday. They’re likely very upset that Casebolt resigned. Their next move will probably be to set up a gofundme page for him on which they will claim that “a good police officer lost his job because he was doing his job.” That he manhandled a young, unarmed girl for no reason won’t be mentioned. After the chief said Casebolt was out of control and the other officers acted appropriately, Casebolt knew that he was finished at the McKinney PD, and that it was time to move on.
robert June 9th, 2015 at 8:25 pm
A pool party out of control
that would make a great episode
https://youtu.be/_o0U_0WBSPU
whatthe46 June 9th, 2015 at 8:35 pm
she should get a nice college fund out of this assault.
John Link June 9th, 2015 at 8:37 pm
Is there video of the June 9th press conference?
allison1050 June 9th, 2015 at 8:46 pm
There might be now it was held at 330
allison1050 June 9th, 2015 at 9:12 pm
I just got back from YouTube it’s there.
John Link June 9th, 2015 at 11:33 pm
Please post a link to the video.
allison1050 June 9th, 2015 at 8:45 pm
Just a slight correct if you will, the blue pig placed his right knee on the teen’s back and his left knee on the shoulder.
katkelly57 June 9th, 2015 at 10:13 pm
Good riddance!!!
One down….many more to go.
whatthe46 June 10th, 2015 at 2:04 am
my idea of the perfect (well in my mind i suppose) chief of police, is that they have to be either of the following: black female les, gay black male, black trans, white female les, gay white male, white male trans and the whole gambit. until then, we are living with an intolerent and disgusting, gun police country. now, if i sound a little nuts, well it’s the screwdriver.
“Chief Conley said that the actions of Officer Casebolt had been “indefensible.”
“He came into the call out of control,” the chief said, and remained out of control during the entire episode. Chief Conley said that 11 of the 12 officers who responded to the pool disturbance followed their training and “did exactly what we wanted them to do.”
so, to that statement, why in 10 flying fk’n monkeys, didn’t this “chief” of police, NOT FIRE HIM?! i not only smell a sweet and beautiful law suit, i hope it happens so that this kid can have a university in her future. and i would love for her to go to law school and venture into politics to make a difference. hells bells, she could grow up to be, i don’t know president.
illinoisboy1977 June 10th, 2015 at 12:49 pm
Usually, the police union will challenge a firing and draw it out with hearings and arbitration, which wastes a lot of time and money. The department usually finds it cheaper to keep them around, pay out a claim and maybe demote the officer.
thinkingwomanmillstone June 10th, 2015 at 7:24 am
Now he should be charged with aggravated assault and whatever else he can be charged with for menacing people with his gun.
William June 10th, 2015 at 7:50 am
Good luck with your new career.
F_cons June 10th, 2015 at 8:47 am
Of course when the Chief of Police recognized his subordinate, “came into the call out of control” and remained out of control, he was drug tested before being to allowed to resign.
William June 10th, 2015 at 8:53 am
I wonder if Faux News has offered him a job yet?
Khary A June 10th, 2015 at 9:26 am
If not Pinkerton’s are still a thing right?
Larry Schmitt June 10th, 2015 at 10:56 am
Yes, they are a subsidiary of Securitas.
Khary A June 10th, 2015 at 12:24 pm
Well that’s mildly terrifying.
illinoisboy1977 June 10th, 2015 at 12:41 pm
True, the kids were fighting among themselves and being unruly, but that doesn’t justify an officer face-planting a 14-year-old girl and drawing his firearm on other children. When dealing with children, you have to temper your responses and do what you can to calm the situation, by remaining calm, yourself. If the officer felt that the other kids were getting too close to him and becoming a danger, he had less-than-lethal options, like pepper spray. There really was NO justification for choosing the lethal option.
OldLefty June 10th, 2015 at 12:52 pm
I’m not on Facebook, so I don’t know how to access this any other way, this seems to be when you are armed and white in Texas,……
I
guess you get to give orders to the police.
https://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandActionTX
For video, scroll down to this;
“Moms Demand Action – TX shared Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America’s video.
June 4 at 10:42am · The #txlege Just Passed Open Carry to Cater To This. Wake Up, Texas.
This video is shocking: yesterday, open carry extremists walked through Abilene, Texas, with AR-15s on their backs and antagonized police officers by yelling and swearing at them for questioning their motives.
When the new law that expands open carry to include handguns goes into effect in Texas on Jan. 1, law enforcement, businesses and the general public will have to contend with hostile and belligerent open carry extremists. Is this YOUR America? It’s not ours.”
ChrisVosburg June 10th, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Perhaps a new career in circus tumbling awaits, and I wish him well.
Also I found myself wondering if Officer Hyper there may be suffering from Short Man’s Disease:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H89Ax0UferM