Only in Tampa

[JeremyD]

Officer Fired After Whipped-Cream Celebration
1/4/06 1:36:40 AM


LARGO - A police sergeant was fired Tuesday after she allowed a female police officer to lick whipped cream off her chest while they celebrated the officer’s birthday at a bar, according to internal affairs documents.

Joan Short, 42, who had been with the department for 23 years, was at Melinda DeKyle’s party at the Green Iguana on Bay Pines Boulevard on Oct. 21, the documents say. DeKyle, 30, was suspended for 10 days.

Both officers engaged in off-duty conduct that, among other things, “adversely affects the morale” of the police department, documents say. Other law enforcement officers were at the party, including Short’s boyfriend.

DeKyle received some chocolate whipped cream as a gift. While she and others were seated at a table, DeKyle sprayed it on Short’s chest and licked it off, the documents say. Later, DeKyle and DeKyle’s girlfriend both licked some off Short’s chest, the documents say.

Short’s discipline was more serious because she was a supervisor with a disciplinary history, including at least three instances where she yelled at subordinate officers or dispatchers, documents show.

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And I always seem to miss these celebrations...

[targa911S]

"The clothing optional state"

[Drago]

Yeh, but were they hot?

[pbs911]

This thread is worthless without pictures!

[Oh Haha]

And this incident has WHAT to do with being a police officer?
I'm thinking they have stepped over the line in firing her. What she does on her own time is her business as long as it is legal. If it was on the clock then buh-bye.

Oh and we need pictures to really get the full effect of the story.

[Racerbvd]

Originally posted by JeremyD
Officer Fired After Whipped-Cream Celebration
1/4/06 1:36:40 AM

Short’s discipline was more serious because she was a supervisor with a disciplinary history, including at least three instances where she yelled at subordinate officers or dispatchers, documents show.

She yelled at subordinate officers or dispatchers, such a bad girl, such a crime. Sounds more like someone didn't get to lick something they wanted

[aways]

Originally posted by Oh Haha

Oh and we need pictures to really get the full effect of the story.

do you really want pictures of a trio of bull-dykes licking each other...? I doubt you'd consider any of them attractive...

[aways]

"Only in Tampa"?

This kind of thing happens routinely in SanFransissy...

[kach22i]

Originally posted by JeremyD
Both officers engaged in off-duty conduct that, among other things, “adversely affects the morale” of the police department

Typically this kind of thing lifts morale.

[livi]

Whats controversial with that ?

They have Morale Police in Saudi Arabia too. And there´s a very democratic and civil country for ya, with a lenient view on such gross misbehavior.

You got a Little Saudi there in Tampa some where ?

[kach22i]

Originally posted by livi
You got a Little Saudi there in Tampa some where ?

I think in Saudi Arabia they would be stoned to death in the market square.

Somehow I hope there is another story here other than the religious one. Religion is not even mentioned in the article.

"Morale conduct" is a code word for the "religious right", right?

[livi]

I hope so too.

If the only reason she got fired is the behavior described above, some superior armchair officer has lost it completely.

[campbellcj]

Ummm, "adversely affects the morale"??? Sounds like a damn good morale booster, to me!