Final month, a substitute trainer in Minnesota who was additionally a police officer received himself barred from instructing within the district after he got down to show to college students at Woodbury Excessive College that “police brutality isn’t actual” by — *checks notes* — reenacting arguably essentially the most high-profile police brutality case since Rodney King…on his college students.
Now, that substitute trainer and cop is neither a substitute trainer nor a cop as he has “involuntarily” resigned from his job with the Prescott Police Division.
As we beforehand reported, Steven Williams was moonlighting in its place trainer at the highschool when he was captured in a viral picture utilizing college students to reenact the vicious homicide of George Floyd by disgraced, convicted, and, at one level, shanked ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Williams was additionally accused of creating sexist jokes and racially insensitive feedback and telling impressionable younger minds that police brutality is a fantasy. (Like leprechauns and unicorns, besides this fantasy will be captured on digital camera and used as proof in court docket. Go determine.)
In line with Fox 9, a separation settlement between Williams and the Metropolis of Prescott reveals that the previous resigned from the police division involuntarily.
Now, you may be considering: “Wait, doesn’t an involuntary resignation simply imply he received fired?”
Properly, no, not precisely. You see when an individual will get outright fired, their pink slip doesn’t sometimes include severance advantages and an settlement that his document will replicate that they “resigned in lieu of termination,” which is what Williams obtained alongside together with his strolling papers. It’s additionally value noting that the police division positioned Williams on paid administrative depart after the incident at the highschool as a result of, apparently, when a cop will get suspended, it doesn’t matter what offense they dedicated, their suspension is extra like compelled PTO. Mainly, departments punish gross police misconduct by making cops take their trip days earlier than they actually have a likelihood to plan a visit.
From Fox 9:
The Metropolis of Prescott solicited the resignation of Williams not too long ago, because of the incident.
The separation settlement says severance advantages have been provided to Williams, and his resignation is efficient Nov. 15.
As a part of the deal, his worker personnel file will present he resigned and will probably be labeled in a portal for The Wisconsin Division of Justice as “resigned in lieu of termination.”
The Metropolis of Prescott agreed to offer a letter of reference to future employment reference requests. It is going to state dates of employment, positions held, duties, and ultimate fee of pay. Town will additionally present extra info complying with Wisconsin’s open data regulation.
It’s good to know that regardless of Williams proving himself to be a strolling civil rights violation ready to occur, the Metropolis of Prescott is taking the initiative to ensure he lands OK when looking for new employment. (However please, inform us extra about how American law enforcement officials are beneath siege, and the “blue lives matter” motion was completely a needed trigger *rolls eyes*.)
It’s value noting that the Prescott Police Division is definitely the third division he has stepped down from, having left the Wausau Police Division in 2003 and the Daniels County Sheriff’s Workplace in Montana in 2021. It’s unclear beneath what circumstances he left these departments, but when his efficiency at Woodbury Excessive College is any indication, these departments solely rid themselves of a kind of “unhealthy apples” they’re at all times occurring about.