Spokane Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was among law enforcement brass who told said they should be allowed to fire an officer who lies without fear of being overruled by  an arbitrator. Kirkpatrick joined sheriffs from King and Chelan counties who supported SB 6590, which was drafted to clarify a problem with state law raised in by a recent state Supreme Court ruling. The ruling overturned the firing of an officer for lying, saying the there was no explicit state policy that requires an officer to be truthful, so firing him was arbitrary/Jim Camden, Spin Control. More here.

Question: Does it anger you that a boss can fire or lay you off w/o much hassle while it almost takes an act of Congress in Spokane to get rid of wayward cops and firefighters?