OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
47I think that at this point he's dragging his feet to get his pension . The community won't trust him again. The GPS needs the community to trust them and they will lose a lot of that trust if we look up and see this guy in a uniform.
- DR64
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
46Agree this guy needs to find a new job nobody wants him - he is unfit for service
- D Far
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
46What a disgrace...and getting paid handsomely, as well. For this to take so long to resolve is rather disgusting. This man doesn't deserve to wear a uniform.
- Sakkara
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
38Nope, he shouldn't work in policing
- senacia
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
37He has had his day in court, and then again on appeal. Due process has been served. Why does he get another shot at this? If this “officer”, who disgraced himself and disgraced the police service by causing real harm, is still receiving any compensation, he should be assigned supervised community service until he finally accepts the inevitable. As for a pension? It should not be awarded.
- Barbara Boo
Local group launches 'I ♡ Guelph (even with construction)' t-shirt
20What's with all the negative comments????Guelph is not perfect.....nowhere is.....similar problems everywhere. Noone is forced to stay here.It's totally optional to buy a shirt. Cute idea. Made me smile. Best of luck with the shirts.....hope it helps some downtown businesses.....far better than just complaining.
10- Mar Z
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
28Thank you Adam A. Donaldson , well said.Having received over one million dollars in pay & bnnifets from our City of Guelph,for not working for over 10 years without working 1 hour.Along with not being trained on all new procedures.ENOUGH is ENOUGH.Doug, (Angry Guelph tax pater)
- usr_723665
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
25What rights are Corey MacArthur being asked to relinquish? He abused his power. He unprovokedly assaulted a defenseless minor. He lied about it. He denied doing it. Proof was providing showing that he abused his power. He was told to resign or be fired. Ten years later, this individual is still on public payroll. Again. What rights? Did the abused minor have any rights? This is my response to Dan's comment which appears to have been removed
- Wildwill
MUST READ: Guelph man upset after bylaw takes encampment tent
17Stop reposting old stuff for more hits. just fills my feed with garbage.
8- Jboy
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
24Is this the power of a union? Judgement, appeal. Judgement, appeal. Seriously? Something must change. Just the fact that this was caught on camera never mind all the prior charges. You wonder why a lot of people do not trust police officers? This is just mind boggling. If the appeal board upholds the sentence of quit or be fired, will he appeal again? Absolutely disgusting.
- dcd
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
21We grant police a higher level of power than the average citizen. As such, they should be held to a much higher standard. The average person would lose their job and be jailed for assaulting a teen handcuffed to a gurney and then lying to medical staff. That would be the average standard, not the higher one to which I am referring. Furthermore, the other officers in that video who stood by and watched him assault the teen did nothing; they allowed a crime to be committed in plain view, one that they could have easily stopped. The only reason why McArthur is being prosecuted is the camera.At this point, even if McArthur loses his job, GPS has lost all credibility for not putting him behind bars, barring him from owning a firearm, and prosecuting the other two officers in the video for failure to act.
3- TheyCallMeJosh3
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
19He was suspended in 2016 so ten years. He was convicted of an assault he committed while policing in 2008 too. I guess he had pre traumatic stress disorder.
1- DR64
Local group launches 'I ♡ Guelph (even with construction)' t-shirt
9The I ♡ Guelph campaign is just sad. No, blind positivity isn't better than complaining. I've grew up through and into hearing it was lame, worthwhile downtowns don't need a sign in the air every 5 meters telling you that it is good.The entire concept of the design is to ingrain the thought, it doesn't come from celebration. They realized how little pride they've managed for themselves. Do you see the price and quality of the shirt in the picture? You're just going to eat that up and imagine it's standing for real pride towards something?
7- Mark Spolitakiewicz
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
16How many other police officers have pulled the same games on the public and gotten away with. This guy is so angry he got caught he can't let go. He is embarrassed. It's about time one is made an example of. I feel for this person who got hurt. I have heard many stories about cops punching young ppl in the head downtown, getting away with it. 0 respect Jumping on disabled people and women. I'm not talking about people on drugs. A few years a cop attacked a disabled man because a city hall employee saw him looking at his phone. They stated he was taking photos when he wasn't. The charges were dropped and the city sued. His reputation ruined. The same cop did it to me because my neighbor was friends with the cops at the manor and he felt that he owned 5 feet to the right of my driveway and would not let me put out my garbage. So as I was having a fence in stalled and was having locates done the legally blind lady reported I marked up the grass. He came and attacked me for mischief.
- Sltanti
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8I’m nominating you for an humanitarian award.
8- Two Riverss
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
12Home with 100% pay for about 7years. Work with 50% Pay.
3- Dan Porcellato
MUST READ: Guelph man upset after bylaw takes encampment tent
8I’ll second that nomination.
7- Bruce Bennett
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
13So to all the kids out there this should be a lesson in how to take advantage of the tax payers dollars. 10 years with pay obviously appealing all the way till the end and then with no doubt going to walk off into the sunset with a full pension. Everyone should be telling their kids to apply to be a Guelph cop if this is the process. Guelph police service should be embarrassed of this process and anyone one the force should be embarrassed if they’re supporting him., and don’t forget at budget time next year Guelph police services will probably be asking for more of our money, what a joke.
1- 2BD
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
7Appalling it's setting an example for any of the other disgraced officers getting caught. The problems is most of them only get written up if we can't provide enough proof. Then they get the rest of the minions to hang up on us. This B's has been going on for ever. People are scared to death to speak up because they know the retaliation that comes is terrible abuse by the force. I have heard this many times. There is no trust for the police.Officers calling our children breeds instead of humans. Then wander wander why we choose not to speak to them with respect.I could write a book about my terrible experience with the Guelph police as a woman coming from Fergus and a bad domestic breakup. The way I was treated as a single woman. Once they stigmatize someone it's full on hate. I believe they take the side with the stick always. I have seen women with blackened eyes and them charged and the man go free. I don't get it.
4- Sltanti
OPINION: McArthur's appeal ignores the community he wants to serve
11Why should he not repay all that gained income knowing full well he was guilty? He should have been put on welfare income… to survive, (or not survive.). He’s being treated like a god-send, but why?
- Mare Sepers
