Comments on: Williams suspends ‘just a dog’ officer

By: Brien Adkins

Brien Adkins — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:30:52 +0000

Hey Sean, you know this was the officer who arrestd my roommate for DUI. I guess hes getting off now.

By: Dan McCarthy

Dan McCarthy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:06:07 +0000

Good (temporary) riddance. Can we make it permanent?

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:33:00 +0000

all I have to say……….KARMA

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By: cduwb

cduwb — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:31:49 +0000

“…I used the same rationale that Dan did (i.e. – he just got back from a war). I saw him as being young and in need of guidance, rather than condemnation.”

this is just silly. Is San Marcos a war-zone? Do we feel that we need para-military and not police? What are we talking about here? People are stating that we must respect his services to our country and I will, but I just have to wonder how much civility he approached Iraqis with during his services overseas.
This is the one area that every city should review constantly. Just as a country can become run by a Federal Reserve and/or a CIA, so can a city fall out of touch with what behaviors are correct and ill for conduct between a police officer and the public he/she serves. And yes I have had many engagements with the police of San Marcos, Tx. I respect my civil servants, I love to live here, but I do not love how across the board our police officers attitudes are. Certain officers are an absolute pleasure to deal with and it really makes you thankful feeling safe, yet others can be absolute tyrants of the badge. Just go to the square and you will see the tyrants who don’t think that politely asking someone to do something goes further than yelling while telling. My father was in law enforcement and so have been many of my friend’s fathers and the consensus is that gone are the days of empathy, and gone too are the days of innocence and respect.

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:13:40 +0000

Also, I said “more than 100,” not “more then 100.”

If you are going to accuse me of not knowing basic math, please don’t misquote me and make it look like I don’t know basic grammar, either.

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:07:27 +0000

http://www.newstreamz.com/2009/10/22/intruder-shot-in-home-invasion/#comments

6 comments

http://www.newstreamz.com/2009/10/21/two-arrested-after-home-invasion/#comments

8 comments

http://www.newstreamz.com/2009/09/04/two-dead-in-san-marcos-shooting/#comments

49 comments

http://www.newstreamz.com/2009/09/18/police-still-investigating-chestnut-homicides/#comments

37 comments

http://www.newstreamz.com/2009/08/27/san-marcos-police-arrest-two-in-homicide/#comments

5 comments

http://www.newstreamz.com/2009/08/26/smpd-investigates-homicide/#comments

2 comments

That’s 107, where I come from.

By: Jeff Glenwenkiel

Jeff Glenwenkiel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:54:57 +0000

Checking the newstreamz articles “intruder shot in home invasion” and “two arrested in home invasion” comment logs are 6 and 8 comments respectfully. Don’t know if you are using stimulus math, but that equals 14 where I am from, not “more then 100″ Ted.

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:46:30 +0000

Jeff, actually there were more than 100 comments on the shootings/home invasions.

Wish granted.

By: Dano

Dano — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:38:35 +0000

BenD….

I doubt I will be “next” as you put it, simply because I bother to make an effort to treat people with civility and respect. The same thankfully applies to most of the people who post here, even though you clearly don’t ascribe to that belief.

Had Stephens done so, the responses here might have been far different. It doesn’t matter what you go through in your life – there’s no excuse for a mad dog mentality; certainly not in someone who is charged with keeping the public safe.

By: Jeff Glenwenkiel

Jeff Glenwenkiel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:08:49 +0000

I wish we had these many comments about the 3 shootings and two home invasions. Oh wait, this is a “sleepy” college town right?

By: BenD

BenD — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:14:35 +0000

From what I’ve read on this comment section is all the chatter about what has been done to this man and how right it was. I do agree that just because you serve your country, it does not give one the right to use bad behavior. With the exception of Dan Misiaszek, I willing to bet most have no idea what Ofc. Stephens has been through (overseas and Policing in America) and what he is currently going through. It sounds like some have encountered him in an official capacity and were disappointed with the outcome. Oh well, sh*t isn’t always gonna go your way. Get over it. Chances are you were wrong anyway and you’re having trouble accepting it. Pick your vag*na off the ground, dust it off, and move on with your life. Use the experience as just that, experience. Your mommy and daddy probably brought you up telling you that you were the best thing ever. Guess what, you’re not. Nor I…and don’t claim to be. Until you’ve walked, humped, rucked a mile in Ofc. Stephens shoes, let it go and leave it alone. What’s done is done and it cannot be undone. Stop smearing this guy through the mud because you never know, you can or will be next.

By: Jason Harper

Jason Harper — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:14:28 +0000

Some voters may be glad Paul Stephens won’t be canvassing our neighborhoods with the rest of the San Marcos Police Dept. this election season, asking voters to support certain candidates. Some of our citizens might construe it as intimidation.

By: B. Franklin

B. Franklin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:47:15 +0000

A little brutal honesty here, goes a long way.

By: Sean Wardwell

Sean Wardwell — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:54:11 +0000

One of the first columns I wrote for this publication when I started here was a defense of Officer Stephens, and I used the same rationale that Dan did (i.e. – he just got back from a war). I saw him as being young and in need of guidance, rather than condemnation.

However, I must repudiate that column now, and any defense of Stephens I offered. It’s obvious that over time, and multiple suspensions, his instability is a liability, and he’s clearly unfit to be a police officer. Dan, maybe if you put down the pom-poms, you’d see that too.

Military service, while noble, is not an excuse for persistent bad behavior. What kind of man needs to use a folding baton on a drunk girl, then lie about it? Is that what you’re defending here Dan? Is that the object of your adoration? A cop who lied about the death of a family member so he could sleep in? A cop who disregarded procedure on a regular basis?

You need better, more deserving heroes Dan. There are several good SMPD cops that deserve your support. Stephens isn’t one of them, and that’s not just me talking, but his boss as well.

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:46:48 +0000

Dan, with all due respect, having worked in several downtown bars, a drunk, argumentative, female is not what I would consider “BIG S***,” nor is being honest about my actions.

I would be surprised to hear that many officers want to be judged by his actions.

By: Dan Misiaszek

Dan Misiaszek — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:32:23 +0000

TO CHRISTIAN:

Did you file a complaint? Did you protest the ticket? Did you do anything other than complain on this media outlet? Did you seek a resolution? My guess is that you did not. You have no ground to stand on.

By: Dan Misiaszek

Dan Misiaszek — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:27:43 +0000

Police work is top of the list of the hardest and most difficult jobs in America. The policy manual when I started as a cop in 1987 was less than 60 pages. Now the current policy manual copied from the Austin Police Department is over 600 pages. To be a cop you must first pass a written test, followed by a physical test, then a civil service oral board. If you pass that you must then pass a background, psychological, and medial test to include drug testing and another background into your finances.

Officers Stephens served in Iraq so what is BIG S*** to most of us is small S*** to him. Understand that he has more experiences than most and has seen many threats. It is very difficult to be a cop in todays micro management’s Monday morning quarterback society.

My hat is off to him and all law enforcement officers. Good luck to you Paul and I will always be your back up in whatever you do. I thank you for your service to San Marcos and in the armed forces in Iraq.

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:08:13 +0000

I’m sick and tired of hearing excuses made on behalf of police, as if they’re children who’ll make mistakes and everything will be A-OK. Consistency breeds contemptment. Whether you’ll accept reality or not, this is what the true nature of the average police officer looks like. I applaud the decision to remove him but I’m shocked at the thought that this was some sort of “hard call” to make. This is also the same officer who arrived at the scene of an accident between myself and a beautiful, young college female. Although the point of impact and all physical evidence at the scene pointed to the female, Stephens ordered me to leave the scene and return home while he finished taking care of this particularly voluptuous young lady. The report ended up blaming me for the accident. The report itself was fraudulently filled out by Officer Stephens. Just one of thousands of examples of everyday police criminality. There is very little respect left for these people… that’s one thing they have earned.

By: Ted Marchut

Ted Marchut — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:21:03 +0000

Like I said elsewhere, the bad ones generally mistreat everyone equally, but those being abused by the offending officer undoubtedly feel singled out and persecuted.

It is hard to calculate the negative impact that one such individual can have on how people perceive the police department, how students view the city, etc.

It is good to see this situation being addressed.