Kelly Ghaisar said of the officers’ suit, “I find this filing appalling.” She said the officers “not only were not prosecuted but rewarded with years of paid vacation while Bijan was shot in the head for a fender bender,” and “the fact that Amaya and Vinyard are with their families, with full pay and benefits, and not in jail is a middle finger to justice.”

“the officers continue to remain on administrative leave with significant career and financial consequences, including damage to their reputation, loss of overtime pay, and the ongoing stress”

Oh fuck all the way off.

"Hey uh, we shot that guy 6 years ago, let us be cops again already"

They should be thankful they are not in prison like normal people for murder.

Well "normal people" of a certain social standing and income level.

Two quotes from the article:

Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya, who have been on paid leave for more than six years, seek decision on whether they will be fired.

“While the [Interior] Department refuses to act,” attorneys Daniel S. Crowley and Katelyn A. Clarke wrote for the officers, “the officers continue to remain on administrative leave with significant career and financial consequences, including damage to their reputation, loss of overtime pay, and the ongoing stress” caused by the unresolved employment action.

I suppose while I would enjoy a 6 year paid vacation from work, I would probably not enjoy not receiving any promotions during that time. They are federal, so they probably do get COLA increases.
Assuming conflict of interest rules/terms of the suspension allow it, I’m surprised they didn’t seek secondary employment, or even attempt to relaunch their careers at another employer or in another field and simply quit before they get fired. (They’ll probably be listed as a do not rehire, but they won’t have to tell future employers they got fired.)

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