Just a few things, from the perspective of a Human Resource professional…

It is obvious to me, after reading the documentation of his suspension, that Wooten should have been discharged for his actions. The fact that he wasn’t discharged and that he was/is a member of a union shows that unions have no place in the profession of law enforcement, due to the inherent power that comes with this job. Had Wooten not been the member of a union, he most certainly would have been discharged.

I don’t think that any reasonable person would conclude–after examining all the evidence provided–that Wooten should have continued his job as a State Trooper. Rather than jumping on the Palins for attempting to protect their sister and the rest of the Wasilla population from this monster, they should be jumping on the union for standing up for him, and for creating an obvious fear in the powers-that-be to do the job they were hired to do: To protect the people of Alaska from derelict officers, and to ensure that officers are performing their jobs appropriately. Everyone knows how difficult it is to terminate a union member, regardless of whether or not there is sufficient proof to do so.

Unions–as everyone knows–are the largest contributors to the Democrat Party. So where’s the outrage against the union for facilitating the continued employment of a power-tripping monster? I don’t think I need to answer that question for you.

Had Wooten been discharged after the department had more-than-sufficent evidence to prove that his appalling behavior was a threat to the people of Alaska, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. I don’t think anyone would argue that Wooten should still be a State Trooper.

Rather than attacking Governor Palin for the termination of a man she had every right to terminate FOR ANY REASON AT ALL, the conversation we should be having is whether or not unions have a place in the law enforcement profession if they facilitate the continued employment of dangerous individuals who are paid by the taxpayers to ’serve and protect’.

I watched a 5 minute, 18 second ABC investigative report on Troopergate in a genuine desire to learn more about Sarah Palin’s concerns about the dangerous Trooper who had tasered his stepson, allegedly threatened to kill a member……