Originally Posted by
Superguy
He should have and left it at that. Probably a summary offense at best.
My guess too.
Forgive me for laughing at that considering which agency you work for.
The TSA are habitual litterers?
I've actually spilled stuff in stores and they cleaned it up with no problems. That's what they pay janitors and stuff to do.
Sure. I'd bet, though, that if you did it on purpose at the checkout as an act of protest you're get a different response.
The floor was no more of a hazard than the floor getting mopped (which probably doesn't happen often on those nasty airport floors. Put up a cone until the janitor comes.
Sure. The point is you don't get to do whatever the hell you want because you're mad with no consequences.
Cite her and have it cleaned up. That would have been appropriate and probably more effective. Also, much more professional than making the offender grovel. Or do LEO's get their jollies from doing that kind of thing?
It kind of depends on the situation. LEOs are human like everyone else and if you take attitude with them they may take it back. Some days are better than others.
Personally I bet this LEO doesn't give many people a break next time after all this. Its easier to just cite them.
She may be a b***h, but I'm sure not nearly as bad as a lot of other criminals out there. There are ways to cut breaks without crossing the line like this cop did.
I don't think the cop crossed the line. Either way the lady had to stick around, either to clean her mess up or receive her citation.
And of course they are worse out there. She's not a criminal, she's just a lady having a temper-tantrum. Still, though, that doesn't legitimize her behavior.
As a (ex) LEO she should know this.
The bigger question to me is, if she's an ex-LEO (Secret Service) why does she still have creds and a badge?