Hit-and-run officer may face more charges
(State's Attorney Kevin) Lyons recently spoke with the park district's police chief, Sylvester Bush, and said Reed's punishment was "insignificant enough to prompt a greater interest by me in considering additional charges. To avoid this, we have encouraged the chief to revisit his 'discipline,' if any, so far imposed."
What is wrong with hitting a vehicle with your vehicle (hit and run accident)? What is wrong with fleeing the scene (hit and run accident)? What is wrong with with lying to authorities about it afterwards? Evidently, if you work for Peoria Park District there is nothing wrong with this.
What is surprising about this case is NOT that local authorities refused to punish a government employee for committing a criminal act that non-government employees are not allowed to get away with. What is surprising about this case is that the state finds this such an appalling miscarriage of justice that it is stepping in to try to get some justice for the people of Illinois. Evidently, justice for the people of Illinois is something that Peoria Park District law enforcement agency evidently doesn't seem interested in.
I guess the moral of the story is, that if you want to commit a crime and get away with it, you need to be a government employee.
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