2 GA Officers Accused of Running Background Checks on Obama

**LCAS_712** · July 30th, 2009, 06:24 PM

DECATUR, Ga. -- The DeKalb County police department is investigating two officers who have been accused of running a criminal background check on President Barack Obama.

County public safety director William Miller said in a prepared statement Wednesday that the officers have been put on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The officers' names were not released.

Miller said the police department was notified by the U.S. Secret Service that DeKalb County computers were used to run a query on Obama. He did not say what investigators believe was the officers' motive.

Miller said the officers' behavior will "not be tolerated" by the county.

Who really gives a **** if they did.

**R13** · July 30th, 2009, 06:32 PM

LMAO at them. I don't really care, it's just the stupidity of it.

**MikeJones** · July 30th, 2009, 06:45 PM

This is bull**** Ive had a background search done on me and nobody got suspended.

**LCAS_712** · July 30th, 2009, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by imported_MikeJones

This is bull**** Ive had a background search done on me and nobody got suspended.

Thats because you are not the fuhrer....

**CoeburnCane** · July 31st, 2009, 08:21 AM

Most everytime someone has a background check done on them by the police, there's a good reason for it--committed a crime, trying to get a job w/them, etc...

Don't think either one of those, nor any other reason those two can come up with is a good enough reason to run a background check. I'd say the real reasons are either trying to dig up dirt on the president, or being bored out of their minds when they should have been doing something job related--and neither one of those things are an excuse.

I'm glad they were put on leave, maybe if they get rid of them they'll find officers that will not have their thumbs up a certain orifice while in the office, and will get out of the office and do real police work.

**MikeJones** · July 31st, 2009, 10:06 AM

Wow so a background check is fake police work?

I don't see a problem with it. The guy put in for one of the most powerful jobs in the world. What the hell is wrong with checking him him out. No need to make folks lose jobs for trying to look out for America. No need to take food for children's mouths over it.