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Fredrick Taylor

 

            On July 29, 2001, two white Greene County jailers urinated on four African-American inmates playing basketball. The jailers were on a catwalk making their daily check when they decided to perform this unethical behavior. One jailer had been working there for a year and the other had only been employed for a day. Both employees" have been charged with misdemeanor assault. Before a lawsuit was even filed, $25,000 was awarded to each of the inmates.
             With the help of local media and newspapers, the incident had a swift, emotion-filled impact on Springfield and the surrounding area. People jumped to conclusions and had predetermined thoughts because the jailers involved were city employees and taxpayers paid their salaries. The public was outraged because the two employees were in a position of trust and authority, abused their position, and cost Greene County $100,000. .
             The initial conclusion to this scenario is the feelings that as a fellow employee of a law enforcement field I have seen and heard many police officers and people in authoritative positions feel that they can get away with more than the ordinary citizen. Because of their position and public trust they fail to see many unethical situations as being wrong. I feel that this situation mirrors the belief in the aspect that they thought they could get away with the behavior because the inmates were subhuman or somehow below them. There were also possible negative racial feelings toward the inmates, being African-American, and with an attempt to make the inmates feel inferior.
             Although the case has been settled, I agree with the statement in the article that the city should really consider having the jailers pay back the $100,000. This was neither innocent nor appropriate behavior; it was a very inhumane thing to do that no one should have to suffer through. The employees should be put on probation and never be allowed to work in another law enforcement career.


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