Should Bad Apples Be Reinstated?
In Philadelphia, 90 percent of the fired officers get their jobs back after the arbitration process according to the FOP. And according to a story by Dan Stamm, a reporter for NBC10 in Philadelphia, Commissioner Charles Ramsey is not happy about the situation.
“It’s very hard to maintain discipline in a police department especially when at every turn you have cases that wind up getting overturned, people brought back, and in many cases for some very, very serious allegations,” Ramsey told Harry Hairston and the NBC10 Investigators.
Among those allegations have been shoplifting, stealing and even sexual misconduct, Ramsey said.
“There are some cases where, in my opinion, a person has really lost their right to be a police officer, to enforce laws, because they themselves have broken laws,” Ramsey said.
Through arbitration about nine of every 10 officers Ramsey has let go have found their way back onto the force, the Fraternal Order of Police told Hairston. And, about 75 of reinstated officers also get their full benefits and full back pay, according to the FOP.
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