Let's set aside systemic racism. Let's set aside justice. What I want to know is why the Cleveland PD is willing to keep officers employed after their lack of good judgement results in them shooting and killing a child. Specifically, I want to know why all the police officers in that department who have not shot and killed children did not demand that Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback resign. Do the other officers not have professional pride? Is the decision to keep those two employed as police (even on restricted duty) supposed to make the citizens of Cleveland confident in the ability of their police to make good decisions and protect and serve?

I have these questions. Because I'm damn sure that if my actions on the job resulted in a child's death, I would, as a matter of basic common sense, realize that I didn't belong in that position any longer. And so would my coworkers and employer. Whether I faced any criminal charges whatsoever, I would not put myself in a position where I might cause that kind of harm ever again. And if I lacked the wisdom to remove myself, my employer should make that decision for me.