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The Admiral posted...

The left-leaning Guardian leaves out a fairly important piece of additional context

City officials held a news conference shortly after the Post-Gazette story was published, saying the Williams shooting was not the only reason they fired Mader. A news release from the city described two other incidents that officials say led to Maders termination. One involved allegedly mishandling a death investigation by failing to determine that it was a homicide. The other involved allegedly searching a mans vehicle without probable cause or a search warrant and cursing at the mans wife. In the Williams shooting, officials said, Mader froze and did not communicate with the other officers at the scene.

The legitimacy of those other claims is likely why the settlement amount is relatively low. This doesn't appear to be some one-off example of "heroic" restraint, but rather a continuation of not following protocol.

Nevertheless, I don't mind him getting this money, but he's not cut out for law enforcement.

This was addressed in the article?

The city claims they settled because their insurance company said they ought to but stand by the decision. Sounds to me like they got roundly bitch-slapped by their own HR's poor decision to send a termination letter referencing a specific incident when they had larger cause to act. Regardless, it's a fair decision and he got the justice he deserved for the situation.

His reasoning (that there is no reason a police officer who chooses to talk down a suspect instead of resorting to force should be fired) is sound. The police's job is to protect the interests of public safety and that includes people who would do harm to themselves.
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