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Detective Bryan Gillis is taking some serious,
law enforcement pun-intended heat in the aftermath of a pole camera video that
shows the scene where Scottie Scheffler was arrested.
Gillis wasn't professional enough to switch on his body cam, and claimed that Scheffler's car dragged him down the road, causing irreparable damage to his $80 pants. If the pole camera footage is all we have to go off of, it sure seems like Gillis' version of events is hyperbolic at best.
Now that folks are digging into Gillis' background, well, what's that saying about not throwing stones in glass houses? Because while Gillis was
convinced that the No. 1 golfer in the world, family man, new father, and all-around good guy deserved a f*****g felony charge among other demerits, it turns out he doesn't exactly boast a squeaky-clean record as a law enforcement officer.
Read: Former Officer/Promoted Detective Gillis was basically Bill Hader's character from
Superbad at one point in time, taking an inebriated civilian pal of his for a spin in the ol' police cruiser and doing donuts in a business parking lot. I swear I'm not making this up. WDRB dot com criminal justice reporter Jason Riley is doing the damn job by unearthing this precious information.
https://twitter.com/JasonRileyWDRB/status/1793732746332020985
I love how, after providing a rap sheet of Gillis' medley of other offenses, Riley posts a simple picture of the guy. Based on the devilish smirk in his official photo, hints at a man who likes a little mischief if you ask me.
https://twitter.com/JasonRileyWDRB/status/1793737494657470500
Like
of course that guy does donuts in the parking lot. Of course he feels like he's above court appearances. Of course he thinks he's above the law, because technically speaking, he is.
The Louisville Metro Police Department hasn't dropped the charges against Scheffler yet. Now that there's a clear history of Gillis' lack of professionalism — remember, after or during all of these incidents, he was promoted! — how can we possibly take him at his word on anything? Especially when there's video to strongly suggest what he said about his encounter with Scheffler was complete bogus?
I guess we can be fair to Gillis and present an example of when he actually seemed to do his job well.
https://twitter.com/JasonRileyWDRB/status/1793743402401722713
But there's even a major caveat with
this commendation, in the context of all the other unbecoming conduct he's engaged in. First of all, I don't know how Gillis rifled through 201 citations in a four-hour span. Is that an unquenchable thirst for justice, or a massive power trip/gross incompetence of oversight? I'm sure I don't know. What I do know is that Scottie Scheffler isn't a criminal. Nor should he be prosecuted as one. He will not see a prison cell for the rest of his life. There is a zero point zero percent chance.
Put it this way: I'd put my life savings on Scottie not getting into any more legal trouble, and maybe a generous dime that Gillis won't get written up again by internal affairs.
Good luck with your
farce case, Bryan.
https://twitter.com/Tonywithyy/status/1793705980875899352
...Or should I say, Knock-Off Officer Slater.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW6d_2eFCzg
