Brutal Cops Rehired After Being Previously Fired

            Two Denver police officers were rehired after being previously fired for assaulting 24-year-old Michael DeHerrera outside of a nightclub back in 2009 and lying about the incident on the police report. The victim was simply using his cell phone to call his father when one of the officers lunged at him, took the cell phone and relentlessly beat the man with a piece of metal wrapped in leather. DeHerrera happens to be the son of a Pueblo County Sheriff's Deputy, who is utterly outraged by the reinstatement of the two officers. "...[It makes me] sick to my stomach", said Anthony DeHerrera, the victim's father. According to the Denver Civil Service Commission, the Denver Manager of Safety "lacked the authority" to fire the officers. A three-day suspension was the maximum punishment that the Manager of Safety was allowed to give despite there being video evidence of the victim being brutally attacked by one of the officers. By the time the officers were fired, 23 months had gone by. Due to the clear evidence showing DeHerrera's innocence and the officers' brutality, there has been a public uproar about the rehiring of these dishonest assailants. An appeal has been claimed and the issue will most likely be settled in District Court. Hopefully, these "protectors of the public" will once again lose their jobs and be back on unemployment benefits very soon.

Now, I've had my fair share of run-ins with crooked cops, but none even came close to what Michael DeHerrera has had to put up with. It seems that most officers today feel that they are immune to the law they enforce. Although the Denver Manager of Safety lacked the authority to fire the officers, a line must be drawn. Is it ever acceptable to break a rule for the sake of freedom and justice? Aren't those two values the very core of what this nation stands for? America needs to decide if it is okay to allow officers who have broken their Oath of Honor to roam the streets with guns, handcuffs, batons and badges.

To see the video of the arrest and picture of the victim's wounds, click here.