Discipline, yes...but forced retirement? Really?
I watched the video, and the general was clearly out of line. But also not crossing the threshold of forcing an immediate retirement. Instead, this incident's publicity offers the DR an opportunity that should not be allowed to go to waste.
Why? The public castigation he is going to get will be deep, but also will cease once he is retired. That's letting him off the hook too easy, and not driving the point home to the entire military.
Rather, make him RIDE THE WAVE of the publicity and make him the poster boy for proper behavior when stopped or cited by police.
>>Better to let him continue serving, but with some clear punishment directly driven by the incident. A loss of command, a public apology to the officers in front of his own troops, a letter of apology published in the newspapers. Perhaps a partial loss of salary for six months.
>> THEN, make him responsible for creating training for the DR Military for the proper responses when cited for traffic violations. He can produce, and star in the accompanying videos.
>> Then, require the general to make a series of TV and radio appearances, wherein he explains the new training to the public, and offer it as an example of how ALL Dominicans should treat their police officers. He could explain, how his own actions violated the expected standards of behavior, and a reassertion that he himself would be following that training in the future, if ever necessary.
>> Such training could serve as a generic model for ALL DR government agencies and personnel.
Just another, hopefully better, way to skin the cat. And still VERY much fitting the situation.
Jim
I hope this general faces discipline and retirement would be better. Watch the video which has been widely publicised on social media. Time to get rid of this disgusting attitude of the supposedly powerful.
General catigates two Digesett agents because they did not "pay attention" to him
https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/ … EM23492767
The man, identified as José Manuel Frías Rodríguez, was badly parked
A man who identified himself as Brigadier General José Manuel Frías Rodríguez badly rebuked two agents of the General Directorate of Traffic Safety and Land Transportation (Digesett) because they did not pay him honors, while they were carrying out their job of inspecting the vehicle.
The event was recorded in a video, which shows the officer, who says his name is José Manuel Frías Rodríguez, claiming that the agent put himself in a position of "attention", because the rank that he holds warrants it.
"Pay attention Amet, pay attention Amet, but what is this?", Says the officer in a complaint attitude while the Digesett agent walks away and another arrives looking to solve the situation.
“Because when I tell him that I am a general, he has to pay attention and say: 'respectfully sir', identify yourself, hey, when I identify myself, he has to greet me like a general and then say 'Commander, you cannot be standing there, '”he added.