Two Florida deputies reprimanded for rudeness and mocking the handicapped

[Ian David]

ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A St. Lucie County Sheriff’s deputy who said he made fun of a man with no arm at a softball game, and another deputy who was “discourteous” to the public each received a written reprimand, according to internal investigation records obtained Tuesday and an official.

The deputies, Thomas Johnson and Rigoberto Iglesias, were on a softball team sponsored by the jail’s food service provider during the March 8 incident, which involved two umpires.

The home plate umpire complained to sheriff’s officials that Johnson and Iglesias “behaved improperly” at the game at Lawnwood Stadium.

The home plate umpire said Johnson “insulted” a base umpire, who has a single arm, “by removing one arm from the sleeve of his shirt, placing the arm inside his shirt, thus indicating that he only had one arm as well.”

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The findings indicated Iglesias said he argued with the public “while engaged in an activity that clearly identified him as a member of the Sheriff’s Office.”

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[MineralMan]

1. Boys will be boys....

And bad boys stay bad boys. I'm sure the disability mocker was a little bully in school.

[Th1onein]

2. FINALLY!

Good for St. Lucie County for recognizing that their deputies are PUBLIC FUCKING SERVANTS and should ACT like public servants.

[izquierdista]

3. How were they recruited in the first place?

Oh right, beating people with a nightstick is what the sheriff's office values, not compassion, empathy, and public service.

[NaturalHigh]

4. How can anyone possibly take pleasure in making fun of people with handicaps?

I honestly don't understand these people. Sociopathy is the only explanation.