Sheriff to Announce South Carolina Deputy Ben Fields to Be Fired: Sources

[brooklynite]

Source: NBC News

South Carolina authorities will announce Wednesday that Richland County Senior Deputy Ben Fields, the school resource officer who was caught on camera violently flipping a high school student in her classroom, will be relieved of duty, sources told NBC News.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is set to hold a news conference at noon to talk about the internal investigation over the Monday incident at Spring Valley High School in Columbia.

Fields, 34, was suspended without pay as a result of the incident, and the FBI, the Justice Department and state law enforcement are conducting separate investigations.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sheriff-announce-south-carolina-deputy-ben-fields-be-fired-sources-n452881

[TexasProgresive]

1. Keep on videoing the PD perps, it working

If the cops won't police themselves it is time for the public to step up.

This case was handled correctly- suspended without pay and now terminated for cause. The bow on this gift would be indictment and conviction for assault.

[Android3.14]

2. Ya think?

Surprised it took so long.

[mike_c]

3. never would have happened without video....

There's an obvious lesson here. Video police at every opportunity.

[niyad]

10. and do not forget that the brave girl who videod it was also arrested.

[malthaussen]

4. Good first step

Now prosecute him.

-- Mal

[onyourleft]

5. This is...

...very good news.

[blackspade]

6. Bye Bye!

What an asshole.

[geek tragedy]

7. the pig is being forced to leave his pen nt

[niyad]

11. should not insult the pigs

[geek tragedy]

12. Is "swine" a derogatory term for pigs--maybe use that instead nt

[niyad]

13. "abusive, rage-driven thug" works for me

[winstars]

8. Mark Furman was on Insannity last night, said she assaulted him... MARK FUCKING FURMAN!!!

I laughed so loud, the wife yelled down from upstairs and asked if I was OK....

What a bunch of jerkoffs....

Don't these pretend Christians know they are on the Hell Express when they die for all these sins against humanity?

And I am not religious but can't help but think these scum are really not very "Christ like"....

[Hissyspit]

9. UPDATE: He has been.