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KPHO (Phoenix, Arizona) 28 October 10 AZ Deputy Fired For Zapping Frog With Taser (Peter Busch)
Florence, Ariz.: A Pinal County sheriff's deputy was fired for allegedly using his Taser on a frog, but now the sheriff's office is being forced to take him back.
CBS 5 News obtained the internal investigation on Deputy Raul Alvarado, who other sheriff's office employees said tortured a frog in August of 2009.
Another deputy told investigators that he saw Alvarado apply his Taser to the frog's back for five seconds and the frog's legs shot straight out.
"He's taking it like a champion," Alvarado then reportedly told the other deputy.
Alvarado allegedly told a female dispatcher that he planned to take the frog into the desert and perform sexual acts on it.
After the internal investigation was complete, the sheriff's office fired Alvarado but he appealed to the county's merit commission and they ruled that he should get his job back.
"Alvarado's polygraph was inconclusive so the county couldn't prove its case," said Joe Robison, chairman of the commission.
"We are 100 percent sure he did this. The sheriff wouldn't fire someone, especially for being untruthful, unless he was sure," said PCSO spokesman Tim Gaffney.
The sheriff's office has asked the Pinal County Superior Court to uphold the firing.
In the meantime, the Casa Grande Police Department did a criminal investigation on Alvarado and recommended that prosecutors file charges for felony animal cruelty.
As of now, no charges have been filed against Alvarado.
AZ Deputy Fired For Zapping Frog With Taser

....and yet I am called a "mental midget" for questioning the intelligence of members of law enforcement.

Ok, I can sorta see the tazing, but the sexual acts on a frog????

What about all those people that impale a frog or salamander with a hook through the head, continually flinging them as hard and as far as possible, to land in the water somewhere, hopefully to be consumed by a fish....and those that make a living selling the creatures for that particular purpose?
The guy does seem rather immature and does seem to demonstrate poor judgment in his actions. Probably not a good candidate for that particular line of work.
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>>....and yet I am called a "mental midget" for questioning the intelligence of members of law enforcement.

You were called out for the same reason that I call out our opponents. Since one member of Law Enforcement does something stupid; all law enforcement is stupid? How many law enforcement officers are there in this country? I think my point is clear.

We (herpers) are painted with a broad brush by many in law enforcement because of few miscreants within our ranks. We get mad because we are seen in the same light as the few bad apples. If we can't see people as individuals how can we expect our representatives, senators and law enforcement to see us as individuals?
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