A legislative town hall in Coeur d’Alene descended into chaos when Teresa Borrenpohl found herself dragged across the floor by plainclothes security after shouting about a legislator’s use of public lands. The incident, which left her with a misdemeanor battery citation, began when Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris - dressed in jeans and a baseball cap - approached her in the darkened auditorium.
… The security firm LEAR Asset Management, licensed as a private patrol operator in California but whose plainclothes presence violated Coeur d’Alene city code requiring clearly marked uniforms, has declined to comment. While Norris claims no knowledge of security arrangements, KCRCC chair Brent Regan stated, “Nothing was done without him being aware.”
Before becoming sheriff, Norris served as a Lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, where he led counter-terrorism efforts at the Joint Regional Intelligence Center after 9/11. Working under then-Sheriff Lee Baca, he held top security clearance while managing personnel from the FBI and CIA.
Now, records from Transparent California reveal Norris collects $186,675 annually from the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association - including $150,282 in disability payments and $36,393 in benefits. While claiming in 2020 he received only pension payments, he recently disclosed having partial disability ratings - 12% for his right shoulder and 13% for his left. However, after video surfaced of Norris physically grabbing and attempting to remove Borrenpohl from the town hall, users online have begun questioning whether he should still be receiving disability payments based on alleged physical impairments.
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That fraudulent MoFo should be prosecuted for fraud and made to pay back every stolen penny- in addition to paying punitive fines.
Headline reads like the educator is collecting the payments.
This headline needs changed to be more accurate
The headline is accurate, but it is also easy to misinterpret. I do agree it should have been worded more effectively.
[[Educator] Dragged from Idaho Town Hall] [on Orders of [Ex-L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy Collecting $150K+ in Disability]]
Fair enough, I’ll see if I can come up with something easier to understand
Retiring from one public office just to take another until you retire from that one too is a scam.
Yes but in his case he is committing disability fraud. He should be jailed.
I would say there’s pretty strong evidence he’s committing disability fraud, but I am no doctor or lawyer and we would need one of each to take a look at his shoulders and the contract in question to say that for sure
Having a disability doesn’t mean his arms don’t work. It could be chronic or other range of motion issues. Or he can’t bear loads frequently or for long periods of time.
For example maybe he would have difficulty dragging a child across a floor for a longer period of time
The point of disability is that you are unable to do a job and need assistance to continue living. This person is a sheriff NOW. His disability was from when he was a lieutenant with the sheriff’s office. So he is being paid because he can’t be a lieutenant but is perfectly fine being a sheriff?
The point of disability is that you are unable to do a job and need assistance to continue living.
Nope.
This person is a sheriff NOW. His disability was from when he was a lieutenant
Disability is not tied to a job.
So he is being paid because he can’t be a lieutenant but is perfectly fine being a sheriff?
If he’s unable to work full-time at his position or has other limitations on his work performance then he his eligible for benefits regardless of what position he held when he started them.
It may be that he hasn’t disclosed to SSA what he’s making and is in fact committing fraud. But your understanding of SSA is very incorrect.
So you think it’s totally cool to have a person collect disability payments for years and years while working a full time job that pays even more than the job they are collecting disability from?
I get workman’s comp and suing for injuries incurred from a job, but at some point it is ridiculous to pay someone a full salary to not do anything when they are CLEARLY capable of performing the same job they are being paid to not do.
So you think it’s totally cool to have a person collect disability payments for years and years while working a full time job that pays even more than the job they are collecting disability from?
Ahh, we’re at the point where people just start ascribing straw-man arguments to me. Bye bye.
You are the one who is arguing that this sheriff, who has a full time job with a higher rank in the same office as before, should still be receiving disability.
I was on disability for a time and was not allowed to work at all while on it. Once I was able to work again, I was taken off disability.
You are the one who is arguing that this sheriff, who has a full time job with a higher rank in the same office as before, should still be receiving disability.
I am not.
ACAB so I don’t give a fuck about his problems. I hope he loses that disability check for being an evil bastard fascist.
Will you give a fuck when politicians make it harder for people to obtain disability benefits?
“He’s not hurting the right people” amiright?
They already are doing that, and I think it sucks nasty balls. The Krasnov government is in the process of massive cuts to Medicaid and other benefits as we speak.
This is unrelated to the pig committing disability fraud though.
Non-sequitor.
How’s that boot taste?
There’s a time and a place my friend, and this isn’t it
Sorry, I forgot today we’re against Americans with disabilities. Gotta have those principles.
Got it. You’re an idiot arguing in bad faith. You don’t care about anyone, much less folks with ability issues.
This might be the stupidest reply I’ve ever received? Hard to tell, so many contenders.
Article straight up calls out that he has partial disability in his left and right shoulders, unless he’s secretly Rayman and his arms don’t connect to his shoulders?
Sounds like DEI to me.
Having a disability doesn’t mean his arms don’t work.
partial disability
Yep, those are some random parts of comments that you quoted that don’t refute my point, good job! Try reading the article next time
Does having a disability means his arms don’t work? Your “point” was far too clever for me.
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How maga of you.
