Update on Minor being hit by Police, Kalamazoo public safety says use-of-force case is

[Wolf-Were]

'learning opportunity'


KALAMAZOO -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is addressing "training issues" relating to how dangerous suspects are approached following the suspension of Sgt. Jeff VanderWiere in a use-of-force case, said KDPS Chief Jeff Hadley.

"It's a learning opportunity," Hadley said in an interview with Gazette reporters and editors Friday.

The 10-day suspension stems from an April 5 incident in which VanderWiere, 37, struck a handcuffed 16-year-old three times in the face after being spit on.

Hadley said the department is evaluating methods of contacting and covering suspects, approaching shots-fired incidents and approaching armed-person incidents.

More here: http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/08/public_safety_says_useofforce.html

[Vidar]

1. A more appropriate learning experience would be to handcuff the

cop & drop him off in the juvelie's neighborhood.

[vadawg]

2. yay vigilante justice, can we do this for everyone or is it only this cop

[Mari333]

3. the comments section

seems to have brought out the racists.

[Wolf-Were]

4. It does

I have tried to post on their Forums and stuff and I can tell the richwings own it cause alot of my posts get deleted and I'm locked from giving comments anymore cause I say too much about the force around here....sad

[Mari333]

5. i see you are in kzoo..Im about 30 miles from there...nt

[Wolf-Were]

6. Well howdy neighbor =)

:toast: :hi:

[asdjrocky]

7. Wow, scary comments.

And welcome to DU :hi:!

[Wolf-Were]

8. Thanks...

:hi:

[Wolf-Were]

9. Kicked for Afternoon =)