I hope you are not suggesting that "we have supervisors" ... "on the scene" ... so he or she will be "ultimately responsible" for what occurs at "the scene."
My perception has been as a supervisor is to provide guidance and advice so that a problem does not occur or if already occurring does not fester into a larger problem .... and probably more importantly to respond to inquiries from subordinates regarding appropriate responses to specific actual events, conditions, or circumstances. The ancillary role can be, and should be, to facilitate subordinates in a manner that improves their ability to perform.
Originally Posted by LexusLover
If one of my men lets a job get out of my shop that is flawed, the customer does not call him in the middle of the night.
He calles me.
That is why I instill upon my men to always come to me if they mess something up. We can fix it BEFORE it gets out the door.
The Sergeant should have been aware of what was going on. If she was not, then she was derelict in her responsibilities as a supervisor.
It was brought up last night on ORielly that due to the fact that a supervisor was on the scene, this will make it much easier for the Familly to bring a lawsuite, because it doesn't show the actions of a rogue cop, it shows the actions of the PD, since their supervisor did not stop the encounter.
I'm not saying I agree with this, but keep in mind, we are now in "bizarro" world when it comes to the police and the handling of Black criminals.