Comments on: Deputy Sentenced To Jail Time

By: You Have To Be Kidding Me

You Have To Be Kidding Me — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:57:30 +0000

Willis and Molino Jim…. I am not anti leo in the least. In fact I have known Duerwood so long that I have always called him uncle Duerwood because he was related to my uncle Jim Willis. I have many friends that are LEO, actually too many to list. My point in the matter is that it was on video, he was convicted and if it were joe citizen he would get more time and no expungment. I feel that he should have received the amount of time the normal joe citizen would have gotten.

I grew up with the upmost respect for authority and still have respect, but, LEOs today are not the same as when Uncle Duerwood was an officer, they are more gungho. You mentioned how this man did good deeds, all of you LEOs have done good deeds from time to time, but, that does not excuse what he has done!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:38:56 +0000

REGARDING:
“ Any LEO charged for battery would be found guilty in the court of law based on the statue, if the state wanted to issue a warrant. Battery is to touch without permission, if a LEO or a non LEO was to frisk or handcuff someone without permission they would be guilty of battery. Deputy McArthur was guilty of battery from the time he testified that he handcuffed Mr Johnson”

Actually, use of necessary force is permitted. For example, frisking someone being arrested is permitted lest he have a weapon and harm the officer or others.

Florida statutes 2011: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0776/Sections/0776.05.html

“776.05 Law enforcement officers; use of force in making an arrest.—A law enforcement officer, or any person whom the officer has summoned or directed to assist him or her, need not retreat or desist from efforts to make a lawful arrest because of resistance or threatened resistance to the arrest. The officer is justified in the use of any force:
(1) Which he or she reasonably believes to be necessary to defend himself or herself or another from bodily harm while making the arrest;
(2) When necessarily committed in retaking felons who have escaped; or
(3) When necessarily committed in arresting felons fleeing from justice. However, this subsection shall not constitute a defense in any civil action for damages brought for the wrongful use of deadly force unless the use of deadly force was necessary to prevent the arrest from being defeated by such flight and, when feasible, some warning had been given, and:
(a) The officer reasonably believes that the fleeing felon poses a threat of death or serious physical harm to the officer or others; or
(b) The officer reasonably believes that the fleeing felon has committed a crime involving the infliction or threatened infliction of serious physical harm to another person.”

By: Duerwood Willis

Duerwood Willis — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:41:40 +0000

@ Char Just out of curiosity have you ever pushed, slapped, or just put your arm around someone without asking their permission first? I will agree with you saying the deputy is a criminal because he was found guilty and I try to have faith in our judicial system. However the laws and statues that govern this situation are not black and white, there is alot of grey area that can’t be addressed. Any LEO charged for battery would be found guilty in the court of law based on the statue, if the state wanted to issue a warrant. Battery is to touch without permission, if a LEO or a non LEO was to frisk or handcuff someone without permission they would be guilty of battery. Deputy McArthur was guilty of battery from the time he testified that he handcuffed Mr Johnson, you could remove all other evidence from the case for or against Deputy McArthur and the verdict would be the same based on the statue. I was born 1976 and have never been arrested or sat in a police car

By: Escambia County Deputy

Escambia County Deputy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:29:34 +0000

I am a Deputy. I love my job and do it to the best of my ability. No matter what you say or how you feel about me and my brothers and sisters in green, I will still give my life or whatever it takes to protect you and your loved ones from harm.

By: Char

Char — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:39:24 +0000

I praise them as I see’s them and vise versa.
What I do know is I am not a criminal and I now can not say the same
foir this officer.

I don’t hate all LEO’S, where have I ever said THAT.

By: Char

Char — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:32:05 +0000

To all of you who get bent out of shape everytime one of the LEO’S, YOUR KIDS,
or FRIENDS get talked about in a negitive fashion on here, REMEMBER THIS. WE are not the CRIMINALS it is YOUR LEO’S, KIDS, or FRIENDS.

I don’t hate ALL LEO’S. I have never been on the wrong end of the law, but
I have been a victim. THEY don’t want to hear MY STORY so I don’t WANT to HEAR THEIRS

I praise them as I sees them and vice versa!

By: Concerned citizen

Concerned citizen — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:03:29 +0000

Thank you molino Jim and Willis ………from the wife of a Escambia county deputy….good to know some ppl out there are thankful for the job they do every day ….I say a prayer everytime he goes out ! …You never know what the next second holds . I am very proud of our deputy’s and our city police ,,

By: molino jim

molino jim — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:29:48 +0000

For all of those who are so anti LEO’s. Does what happen in Mobile today make you feel better. There is a thin blue or green line between you and all sorts of people you don’t want to think about. Each day they go on duty and face things and see things that people should not have to face or see. A child beaten to death by a “loving” parent, a person killed in a wreck and the LEO having to tell the family the person will not be coming home, a small child raped and so many other things that the officers have to live with every day. The LEO’s family never know if this will be the day they will not see their loved one again. After all of this having some jack ass go on line and trash talk them. Easy to understand why there is a large turn over in LEO’s. Those who know so much about how to do the job should spend 600 class room hours getting certified and try the job on for size. Enjoy your days of sitting in court and have the person that was arrested not show up. The field is open—if you think you can do it better—go for it.

By: Duerwood Willis

Duerwood Willis — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:04:23 +0000

Hypocrites! You want to put a Deputy McArthur down and demand that he be fired from the ECSO because he was found guilty of battery. Does the names Phillip Monier, Sam Parker, Chad Brown, and Jeremy Cassade sound familiar to you? If not I’ll refresh your memory, Phillip Monier was the dirt bag that shot the 3 deputies in a hostage standoff. You guys made comments that the Deputies should have killed the dirt bag when he was arrested minutes after shooting the officers. Deputy McArthur was the first deputy to enter the home and make contact with Phillip Monier after the others deputies were drug to safety. Deputy McArthur could’ve and should’ve killed Phillip Monier that day but, he followed department policy and arrested him. Deputy McArthur received a Metal of Honor for his role on that day and was praised by the public for his actions that day. He was and is a good officer. The States Attorney painted a story in court that a handcuffed person is not a threat to an officer, look what happened this afternoon in Mobile. ! A officer lost his life and 2 other officers were hurt by a handcuffed person……

By: bigbill1961

bigbill1961 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:37:15 +0000

To all of you condemning all of the deputies, please think before you make such a statement. Do NOT judge them all based on the actions of one individual. And I bet when the time comes when you need them, you won’t hesitate to call. Most people have no idea what a typical shift entails for any LEO. My father was a policeman and detective for many years, and I can tell you it’s more than just riding around in a cruiser. It’s an extremely demanding job, both physically and mentally, but it’s also very rewarding. Many, many years ago, I rode with my dad and his partner several times, and was in awe at what happens after most people go to sleep at night. It’s a totally different world after dark. So rather than condemning them all, why not thank one for the job he or she does.