School Resource Officer Pawns Gun

I sure hope this isnt happening anymore but I'm sure it still is, PD's and SD's used to would send their worst "officers" to be school resource officers. Hoping they would quit the force. I know of some who got fired for not even showing up for their shift hoping no one at the school would notice.
 
Like that guy was ever going to engage an active shooter. :rolleyes:


jimmyjames8 said:
I sure hope this isnt happening anymore but I'm sure it still is, PD's and SD's used to would send their worst "officers" to be school resource officers. Hoping they would quit the force. I know of some who got fired for not even showing up for their shift hoping no one at the school would notice.
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Kinda makes you think, doesn't it? Arguably, in this day and age, you want the best. Maybe, it should be a rotating duty. Maybe if it became known that SWAT types rotated around the schools, it might reduce incidents.
 
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This sounds like some really crappy reporting which isn't surprising. But I'm not finding where this guy was an actual School resource officer but more of a security guard. Maybe I'm wrong.

When the supervisor started asking questions, Chronister says King started formulating “several different stories” about where his firearm was. At that point, the sheriff’s office was contacted and started investigating.

The sheriff says deputies eventually determined King pawned his firearm and other items that were assigned to him as a school security officer.
 
Cowboy said:
This sounds like some really crappy reporting which isn't surprising. But I'm not finding where this guy was an actual School resource officer but more of a security guard. Maybe I'm wrong.

When the supervisor started asking questions, Chronister says King started formulating “several different stories” about where his firearm was. At that point, the sheriff’s office was contacted and started investigating.

The sheriff says deputies eventually determined King pawned his firearm and other items that were assigned to him as a school security officer.
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Hillsborough County school security

According to the info at the above link, middle and high schools get either a Deputy Sheriff or a police officer. Elementary schools get an armed security officer.

 
jimmyjames8 said:
I sure hope this isnt happening anymore but I'm sure it still is, PD's and SD's used to would send their worst "officers" to be school resource officers. Hoping they would quit the force. I know of some who got fired for not even showing up for their shift hoping no one at the school would notice.
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The one in Botetourt County, VA ran for sheriff and almost won. He was about 150 pounds overweight. I will say I saw him spear a girl in the lunchroom that was laying hands on the elderly vice principle. That was hilarious.

As to the story, dude needs some punishment.
 
jlw said:
Hillsborough County school security

According to the info at the above link, middle and high schools get either a Deputy Sheriff or a police officer. Elementary schools get an armed security officer.

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"In middle and high schools: you will continue to see a school resource deputy or officer from the sheriff’s office or Tampa Police Department. Starting new this fall, there will be an armed school security officer at every elementary school.

Hillsborough County Public Schools has had school security officers in our schools for 49 years. We are expanding that security team, to place one officer at every elementary school. These officers already receive law enforcement level training, including active shooter response, crisis intervention and defensive tactics. Two-thirds of our district’s current security officers are current or former law enforcement officers and one-third are current or former military servicemembers."


I'm guessing this guy was part of the other third...

If he's a minimum wage rent a cop this makes a lot more sense.
 
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bigfelipe said:
"In middle and high schools: you will continue to see a school resource deputy or officer from the sheriff’s office or Tampa Police Department. Starting new this fall, there will be an armed school security officer at every elementary school.

Hillsborough County Public Schools has had school security officers in our schools for 49 years. We are expanding that security team, to place one officer at every elementary school. These officers already receive law enforcement level training, including active shooter response, crisis intervention and defensive tactics. Two-thirds of our district’s current security officers are current or former law enforcement officers and one-third are current or former military servicemembers."


I'm guessing this guy was part of the other third...

If he's a minimum wage rent a cop this makes a lot more sense.
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That would be my guess as well. But, hey, they are "doing something" to keep the children safe. An interesting tidbit from the video is that the security guards cost half as much as the deputies/police. That's an indicator.
 
jlw said:
That would be my guess as well. But, hey, they are "doing something" to keep the children safe. An interesting tidbit from the video is that the security guards cost half as much as the deputies/police. That's an indicator.
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And they get paid 1/4 of what the cops do. It's really sad how little armed guards make. My dad did security work after he retired from the Marine Corps for awhile. Even as a Sargent/Supervisor the pay was crap and the requirements, ridiculous. I really don't know how they get anyone to do it(actually I know it's next to impossible to guys who are willing and qualify, let alone worthwhile employees, per my pops). Like so many things, all the money goes to the company. If the schools would just hire their own security employees they could pay them a decent wage and save money...
 
So, are we, the taxpayers, at least those of that county now on the hook to get said piece out of hock again?

He is obviously in jail and not gainfully employed.

His back pay may cover it I hope!
 
Ben Jefferson said:
So, are we, the taxpayers, at least those of that county now on the hook to get said piece out of hock again?

He is obviously in jail and not gainfully employed.

His back pay may cover it I hope!
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Short answer, no. Since it was not his gun to hock in the first place it is a case of criminal conversion and the property would be returned to the owners. The shop can report a property by false pretense crime and possibly get restitution for the "$20 bucks" they shelled out.
 
Just out of curiosity because I have never done it...

...what would you get to pawn a Glock 19 or whatever?
 
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