[quote=CA renter]Was she doing this prior to being hired? If she started only after being hired, then she was fired when they found out about it and confirmed the situation.
Also, as spdrun has already noted, most dispatchers are civilians earning between $40K and $55K per year (CHP); they are usually not sworn officers. Some departments scrutinize applicants for dispatcher positions almost as thoroughly as they do for sworn officers, but some do not.
If a Qualcomm employee (or employee of any private company not doing govt work or under strict govt regulations) had a spouse who was a memeber of the Hells Angels, would they launch a full-on investigation of their employee?
It looks like it was this woman’s job with the CHP that caused LE agencies to step up the investigation. Would a Qualcomm employee’s case be treated the same way? No, of course not. Why? Because those who work for the government have access to greater power. They are in positions of trust; therefore, they are held to higher standards, as they should be. In other words, yes, they have more stringent hiring and employment standards for these positions.
Your examples are proving my point, nsr, not disproving them.[/quote]
