Deputy Sheriff Abuses Authority To Appease His Entitled Mom, Messes With The Wrong Person

Entitlement is a personality trait, characterized by the belief that one deserves preferences and resources that others do not. For example, a lake.

When Reddit user Country_Fence took their kids for a ride on their boat, the family encountered a lady on the shore who was so irritated by the fun they were having that she decided to try and get the authorities to put a stop to it.

However, Country_Fence worked in law enforcement themselves, and as they explained in their post on the subreddit ‘Petty Revenge‘, the lady’s plan quickly backfired.

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Deputy Sheriff Abuses Authority To Appease His Entitled Mom, Messes With The Wrong Person

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Deputy Sheriff Abuses Authority To Appease His Entitled Mom, Messes With The Wrong Person

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Deputy Sheriff Abuses Authority To Appease His Entitled Mom, Messes With The Wrong Person

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As their post went viral, the former detective made an update where they explained a few legal details

Deputy Sheriff Abuses Authority To Appease His Entitled Mom, Messes With The Wrong Person

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As Country_Fence mentioned, the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) is a tool designed to assist the criminal justice community in the performance of its duties by providing and maintaining a computerized filing system of accurate and timely documented criminal justice information, readily available to all criminal justice agencies.

Violations of LEIN regulations remain a controversial subject. For example, Richmond Police Chief Thomas Costello was recently charged and pleaded no contest to the unauthorized disclosure of the Law Enforcement Information Network, which constitutes a 93-day misdemeanor.

However, hours after sentencing, Judge William H. Hackel III recused himself and vacated the decision after Costello’s defense counsel, Art Weiss, submitted an emergency motion.

“The misuse of a law enforcement information system is a betrayal of the public trust and undermines the very principles of justice. Our duty is not only to uphold the law but also to ensure that those entrusted with its enforcement do so with the utmost integrity,” said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido.

Costello, 55, was charged with the offense last year for obtaining the victim’s Washington Township address on June 1, 2022. (It is said the address was sought as part of a Macomb County child-custody case involving the victim.)

The victim said the exposure of her address to a third party by Costello put her in fear, adding that the incident caused her “anxiety,” “trauma,” and “stress.”

“I have lost trust in law enforcement and the justice system,” she said.

Under the initial agreement, which still could be forged, Costello would admit wrongdoing and would serve nearly one year of probation, after which the case would be dismissed.

And later on, the author of the post also answered some of people’s most burning questions

Deputy Sheriff Abuses Authority To Appease His Entitled Mom, Messes With The Wrong Person

There story has received plenty of different reactions, some also criticized its author for not reporting the lady’s son

Deputy Sheriff Abuses Authority To Appease His Entitled Mom, Messes With The Wrong Person

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JayWantsACat 1 year ago

I get his reasoning and it's obviously his choice to report or not...but the other cop so readily handled his mom's request which, to me, means he's done this before There was zero hesitance nor pushback. And, sure, it's not the worst crime in the world but if he so easily does this what else might he be doing?

36points

Mary Lou 1 year ago (edited)

I think it would pretty much have been his moral (if not legal) obligation, given that he was in a unique position to do so without having to fear retribution. The "I am the victim - I decide" only applies if a) the culprit is unlikely to do it again (no way to know in this case)or b) you may put yourself in harms way - like sexual assault victims or you know: an average Joe with maybe even a criminal history trying to call out an officer for abusing his powers....😏 Also: He really doesn't get that law is not only about the victim getting satisfaction...

9points

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J Adams 1 year ago

The opening of the post talks about hypocrisy being the worst trait for an officer to have, well the deputies actions might not have left the op feeling like a victim but I’d say turning a blind eye to officer misconduct and officers doing the actual misconduct is worse, how many times has the deputy done this kind of thing did the people he did this to before feel like victims but didn’t have the opportunity of being in law enforcement to have a complaint listened to or believed?

15points

Missandei Worm 1 year ago

I’m not in law enforcement but it seems similar to the idea of HIPAA in healthcare & that’s a big deal in any case. Healthcare workers get fired and their licenses revoked all the time for an infraction and for good reason. I don’t think OP is a bad cop but to whom much is given much will be required and he dropped the ball on this one. The mom/son are clearly weaponizing a system that is supposed to protect the public.

11points

Ron Baza 1 year ago

The son is a policeman who is willing to break the law for the benefit of his family. His mother’s awareness that he had this power suggests he has abused it before. People like this undermine the entire criminal justice system. The best possible outcome would be for him to lose his job, for the case to act as a sharp warning to other would-be bent police, and for the mother to publicly live with the shame of having got her son fired.

2points

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