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FoleyisGood t1_je4knsn wrote

we really need to get rid of lebor so these cops can be removed without still being paid. the extra special treatment they get is ridiculous

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je4ktl1 wrote

Not the point of the post,read my above comment abnd why this post is flaired opinion not news

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FoleyisGood t1_je4l2ki wrote

oh so sorry for commenting in a public forum

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je4l6ju wrote

Please comment,please comment but on the moral delema not on general police on the job behavior

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Academic_Guava_4190 t1_je4ljnp wrote

Well personally I am surprised that is the reason he was let go, but honestly if you think about it as police chief he is meant to uphold the law. If he has trouble upholding the values of his marriage then perhaps he will be looking for gray areas in other places as well. However, this negates my argument that polyamorous people wouldn’t necessarily be discriminated against bc loads of men are having affairs and not getting fired or evicted for it.

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je4obu3 wrote

Buy at one point do we then stop looking at the personal life

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Academic_Guava_4190 t1_je4pui0 wrote

Well apparently that’s why Somerville is trying to pass a polyamorous anti-discrimination bill, however if the idea is that conducting immoral behavior in your personal life when morality is basically your job there is no line. Things should never be do as I say but not as I do.

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je4qjar wrote

Should we fire cops and other first responders like firefighters for having a bad diet and eating to much junk food? If a first responder had a heart attack on route to an emergency that could endanger public safety right?

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je4kq0o wrote

Why is such small towns news is even a discussion and week old news is being posted now? Good question,the answer to the second question is that just this morning the reason why has been discovered and this also answers the first question as well.

This was over a off duty extra marital affair on the Chief's personal time.

The question is that should amoral or imoral behavior that happens on personal time and does not effect a job be reason for dismissal.

Bill Clinton committed adultry and kept his job,if you recall the impeachment trial was for lying about the affair to congresss (perjury) not for the Lewinski incident in and of itself.

Was Chief Wood treated fairly by Mayor Macksey???

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PianistInformal4967 t1_je4vy37 wrote

Found one without a pay wall. You failed to mention that police had to respond to his house two days ago for a domestic incident. He’s also on paid leave. So he was found incapable of fulfilling his duties while dealing with personal issues and simply won’t be having his contract for employment as chief renewed. That’s accountability and responsibility. And he’s being paid.

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/northern_berkshires/north-adams-is-not-renewing-its-contract-with-police-chief-jason-wood/article_df79e0d4-cb13-11ed-9bc3-b34def2f192b.html

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je5d5n4 wrote

The Berkshire Eagle is a paywall, I live in Berkshire county I'd know

Yes but the police ruled the contact as non criminal and had no impact on Macksey's decision to not renew the contract

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PianistInformal4967 t1_je5dfmg wrote

You were already provided a link for how to get around pay walls in my previous comment and this is not a pay wall article.

Here you go.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey says 'domestic incident' involving former Police Chief Jason Wood was not the reason Wood was relieved of duty

NORTH ADAMS — Mayor Jennifer Macksey says Police Chief Jason Wood has been relieved of duty and is no longer running the department.

In a statement Saturday, Macksey said she “lost trust and confidence” in Chief Wood’s ability to lead the North Adams Police Department. Wood has been with the force for 20 years, rising through the ranks until he became its chief in 2019.

Wood has been on paid administrative leave since March 8, two days after police were called for a “domestic incident,” involving Wood and a married couple. Wood will continue on paid leave through June and will no longer be on the city’s payroll after that.

“He has been notified that I will not be renewing his contract,” Macksey wrote in her statement.

Wood declined to comment on Saturday.

A paid administrative leave status means one continues to receive a paycheck and performs work from home.

But Macksey’s order on Saturday means Wood has been relieved of duty, though he will continue get paid until his contract expires in June.

Lt. Anthony Beverly was named to lead the department for the time being, while Macksey said she works on long-term plan. In her statement, Macksey said more details about that plan would come at a later date.

In a response to a follow-up question, Macksey indicated to The Eagle that the March 6 domestic incident was not the reason Wood was relieved of duty. She did not elaborate.

Previously, Macksey said the March 6 incident was not a criminal investigation. Today, she confirmed the investigation into that incident was finished.

The Eagle obtained the investigative file and police report from the March 6 incident. Authorities redacted the report, which renders an incomplete look into what happened.

But the report does reveal that a North Adams man called police on March 6 and told them he’d found out something about his wife and Wood and that he believed the chief was coming to his home.

The police report also stated that “Chief Wood said he was aware and that the situation was blown out of proportion, however, it doesn’t look good.” The report indicated Wood told police he had no intention of going to the man’s house.

State Police took the call to avoid a conflict of interest for the North Adams Police Department. State Police reported back to local police that “the call was handled, things were calm and that there was nothing criminal that had taken place.”

The police report called the situation a “domestic incident related to Chief Wood.” Macksey put Wood on paid administrative leave pending the result of an internal investigation.

The investigative file contained emails between Wood and the wife of the man who called police. The emails were exchanged after the March 6 incident.

In a March 11 email, the woman wrote Wood: “This is a mess an absolute mess. I’m sorry that me and you had to end like this.”

The woman told Wood she did not want him to lose his job.

The woman further wrote, “[redacted] was in our personal time not at work. We were best friends ... I’m not going to screw you over now.”

Wood worked for the department for 20 years. He was hired as a patrolman in 2003, was promoted to sergeant in 2014 and was appointed to be an acting lieutenant in 2017. In 2019, Wood became chief.

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je5f82t wrote

I read the article ,the State Police from the Chesire baracks made no arrest or any criminal complaint and was not the reason for the non renewal of contract per june 2023

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PianistInformal4967 t1_je5folr wrote

He’s not being renewed because he couldn’t keep his dick in his pants and fucked a resident who made a complaint to the police department, embarrassing the police department and requiring state police investigation.

There’s consequences. He’s being paid so he’ll have plenty of time to work out his sex life on taxpayers dime while the police department search for somebody without domestic issues interfering in their line of work.

He wasn’t a low level officer, he was CHIEF. There’s codes of conduct required in leadership. He’ll be fine and he’ll have a job again with law-enforcement once he gets his shit together.

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je5hbqx wrote

Would the same "Woke SJW's who would favor to spite a cop at any cost would have also wanted former POTUS Clinton inpeached for adultry(the impeachment trial was not for the Lewinski affair per say but for lying about it under oath to congress ie.. purgery)

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PianistInformal4967 t1_je5hqjm wrote

I wouldn’t know I am not a liberal I’m a leftist. I didn’t vote for Clinton (either one) and he was impeached by the way. John Edwards also lost his candidacy and was charged as well. Al Franken also resigned.

What does any of this have to do with this police officer being removed as police chief by law enforcement officials themselves? Are you calling his law enforcement superiors woke? His superior is the mayor. That’s the chain of command so I’m very confused. Do you not support our government or law-enforcement set up?

That’s a mighty huge stretch dude

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je5izv3 wrote

Impeacment is meaningless ,one must be convicted of impeachment by the Senate.

I don't know the new Mayor well ,she is recently elected in 2022.

Edwards lost a candidacy not his held office and Franken voluntarily resigned

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PianistInformal4967 t1_je5ji1z wrote

Right. So they all experienced consequences.

That’s life Bud; don’t be a snowflake. Once he’s done literally dicking around he’ll be rehired like all cops, if not the same police department then nearby. And he’s being paid to be at home right now as we speak.

What would you like be done if you caught your police chief fucking your wife, I’m just curious to know

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je5m1fq wrote

It's fiance not wife but that is not the point.

And would you take the same position against a liberal teacher or social worker.I don't think so ,so don't be a snowflake either.

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PianistInformal4967 t1_je5mxod wrote

If a teachers affair with a parent of a student or another staff member caused complaints to the school and state investigation than absolutely they would be fired and regularly are. Of course I support that. Their personal life interfered with their job and the people they work with or oversee.

Doubly so if it was a position of leadership like A principal or superintendent just like this was not a normal officer- this was the goddamn chief acting like a clown.

Regardless of their political position. Who cares which way they voted? I mean besides you. And I already said I’m not a liberal but you’re too busy defending someone fucking someone else’s wife for some weird reason, but I don’t want to kink shame if that’s your thing and your fetish or something. You didn’t respond what you would do if you found your police chief fucking your wife/fiance so….

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je5ovfx wrote

If they had an affair with a student they are losing more than just a job.

I'm not defending adultry per say ,I just feel this is more woke SJW's mindless police persecution.

In Amherst three or four long time officers have taken a pay cut to work at other departments because they were so persecuted by the Woke's of Amherst.

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PianistInformal4967 t1_je5pv98 wrote

I think you really gotta look at it from the position of the guy who filed complaints finding the police chief at his house. It’s bad enough to deal with an affair; imagine finding out it’s someone in a position of extreme power in your town? What if it was a Democrat mayor? I think if it was a regular police officer they might’ve been able to let it go quietly but you can’t hide this one if it’s a town police chief. That’s a hell of a person to find your wife with and I’m not a man but I imagine it would make me nervous. It doesn’t look like he’s even fighting it either- sounds like he’s embarrassed and so is the woman. I don’t know if you’re friends with him or not but it’s pretty embarrassing I imagine for him so maybe this isn’t your hill to die on. If you’re trying to embarrass him by bringing attention to it than that is succeeding. I’d be willing to bet that he wants this to disappear and to quietly work somewhere else once his pay is finished.

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je5s3ph wrote

I don't know Jason Wood or anyone on the NAPD.

I'm am not trying to embarass him either as of this morning at 5am all of Berkshire county knows about this anyway and his non renewal of contract has been known to us for a week.Although the reason why was not known until early today.

If I had to make a guess he'll take a job with an upstate NY sheriff's dept where this story is less known and the local council's aren't stocked with woke SJW's

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PianistInformal4967 t1_je4qmob wrote

Question in case you know because the article doesn’t say: Was he (breaking the law) committing adultery at the workplace or during work hours (On the Public’s dime)?

That would make the most sense for why he was relieved from duty.

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George_GeorgeGlass t1_je5fih6 wrote

And a “domestic incident” that required LE response. That’s the actual problem here. It’s not an affair. Given that information, I don’t have w problem with this decision

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PianistInformal4967 t1_je5g2ib wrote

Yes he embarrassed his police department, caught a public complaint and caused state police interference and investigation. No police department wants any of that let alone from its own chief.

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Hoosac_Love OP t1_je4rh2w wrote

He was not doing anything sexual on the job Unfortunately the article this morning that revealed the long awaited reason for the termination was in a paywall so I could not post That is why I explain in the comments No ,nothing happened on the job

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