"Unjustly Dismissed"

Krazy kop:

But James Cabble, the Tampa [police] officer, didn't move on. Records show that in seven months, he phoned his ex-girlfriend about 7,200 times, sent threatening text messages and e-mailed her a picture of himself shooting a rifle.

Tampa police officials say he also spit on her during a traffic stop and threatened to go public with the [sex] videotape if she didn't take him back. The 11-year veteran's actions got him fired Jan. 5.

Cabble, 35, believes he was unjustly dismissed and filed a complaint Wednesday demanding his job back.

This guy passed the police psych battery, a lie detector test and multiple interviews. The Tampa P.D. may want to revisit their hiring practices.

I mean, seriously: 34 calls per day??? I could understand 33, but 34 is just batshit crazy.

But wait--he's not the only half of the walnut. His girlfriend, Danicet Cura, is a state prosecuter:

In late 2004, Cura's boss, Hillsborough State Attorney Mark Ober, learned about Cabble's behavior and out of concern for her safety called police Chief Steve Hogue. "We came to the conclusion with the chief that someone would talk to Cabble and get the tape back," Ober told internal affairs investigators.

Cura initially was angry that her bosses were involved. She said she did not want Cabble to lose his job and refused to cooperate with a police investigation.

Obviously he shouldn't lose his job; I mean, he's such a stable, upstanding citizen. I'm sure everyone wants this guy wearing a badge.

Kick 'em both back to the trailerpark and put them on welfare. I'll be happy to pay that small cost to keep both of them out of public service and out of the courtrooms.