Blog: Officer Daniel Harless Who Threatened CCW Holder Fired From Dept
January 11 2012
A Canton police officer who threatened a CCW permit holder in Ohio with death and violence has been fired.
City Safety Director Thomas Ream ruled that Harless is no longer a member of the city’s police force.
The original video that caused the incident can be seen below:
Read the full article here:
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x638339306/Daniel-Harless-fire...
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It appears that now the person who was “stupid” is finally getting his just reward!! Officer, used to be, Harless is due for more than firing. He needs some treatment of some kind. Now, at least, he won’t be able to abuse citizens while in a uniform. However I don’t think he will stop his inexcusable behavior.
I am extremely glad that this officer will not be threatening other people under the guise of law! If he approaches a citizen like this again, it may not set well with the citizen! You do not treat people this way and get away with it! I carry a firearm 24/7 for personal protection and would hope that I never meet a sick individual like this!
Are you kidding me? After seeing this video, dozens of his fellow “us vs. them” cop buddies will pull a few blue strings and get him back in uniform within a few weeks. His new superiors will stick him behind a desk for a couple weeks until the heat dies down and he’ll be back on the street assaulting and battering citizens again, just give it a few months.
As a police officer I predict that nobody (police department) will ever hire this guy, he is poison…..not only should he have been fired, he should be prosecuted. I doubt he will ever wear a badge again.
He is an embarrassment to police everywhere. Good riddance.
he should have prosecuted for terroristic threatening. If a private citizen said this to anyone he could be charged. It is completely inexcusable when performed under color of law. He deserves jail time and fines
Now this is a Good Officer talking. Greetings from Brazil, my friend, your comment and your deep understanding of the meaning of “to protect and to serve” has really made my day. best wishes and God Bless !
EK, I couldn’t agree more…he made all of us in blue look like nothing more than thugs with guns. Good riddance to a bad cop!
Honestly, I wish I could believe you, truly I do. I have friends and family in law enforcement, so I want to believe. From how I have been treated, from what I have seen with my own eyes, the bad outnumber the good and degradation is not isolated to a precinct. It goes from the officer to the laws to the judges to the courts to the bureaus. From townships, cities, states and federal. Because people like that public servant are not black listed they are permitted to slip back into the system anywhere and corrupt what is supposed to be a good thing. Public servants like that created criminals no matter their position.
How am I to trust any cop when it is legal for them to lie and mislead me. Laws are made so that my trust in doctors, lawyers, and family are secure. But not cops, that are there to “protect and serve”. I think most people see the police as a reflection of their government. The damage of action like that is greater than a blemish on a precinct. It is actions like that which give the impression that government is falling apart. It diminishes Americans faith in their country.
I agree 100%. I come from a large family of law enforcement officers. From what I’ve seen. 99% of all LEO’s are egotistical bullies with an us vs. them mentality. I honestly think it comes from power. The saying power corrupts became a saying for a reason. I think this cop is the norm. The few “good” cops are afraid to speak up even though they might disagree.
Good to hear that coming from another cop.
sj
This “officer” deserved to loose his job. What a jackass.
I’m glad you didn’t call him a moose or a goose who deserved to loose his job!
Heh, I see what you did there
“Lose” VS. “Loose”
It’s a fight we always lose.
Do It Yourself police training video.
Now the citizens that he has treated like this need to sue him for violating their rights and the city and police department as well to make sure this does not happen again.
If not he will work for another department in the future and it will happen again.
Need to know where Harless goes from here so that He does not pop up in Your neighborhood someday.
He should be registered like a sex offender so this bullying pathetic excuse for a public servant is never given a position of authority. He has more issues than National Geographic and should never have passed a psychological screening test to be a police officer. Too many angry losers are handed a gun and badge. I believe this is intentional. The government is trying to train people to be submissive starting from day one in the school system and continuing into your adult life. You are trained to be fearful and unquestioning. Just read history if you want to know how this type of government control turns out. It’s not a happy ending
Just shows that just because you have a badge don’t mean yer a law bidding citizen. Someone needs nerve pills. If real criminals were treated like the ccw carrier the world might be different
Have found only 4 of the bani roster cops out in the field, in the last 40 years both where young and from large cities, that where hired in small towns, from what i have heard over the past 5 years both are now fired, Seems as if they just don’t understand there job,until they get the experience ,, 90 % of all that i have had the pleasure to deal with,, where police officers not cops. Just a few rotten ones give them a bad name…..
Disgusting behavior. He shouldn’t be out of a job – he should be in jail. If a civilian had done this, they sure as hell would be. Shouldn’t police be held to a higher standard, not a lower one?
i love that he is screaming at the guy for not telling that douche about his permit even though he tried to and the douche told him to shut up…..its your own damn fault you didnt know about it then dude. keeping the guy from disclosing legal information then threatening him for it.
Why did this take so long?
-jcr
Just about EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE these a. holes get caught up with. But there’s still plenty more of them out there. Geeze, can’t police departments come up with better screening techniques?
Another Dirty Harry wannabe cop. Whatr a moron.
It’s about time, That offices needs mental help. I feel this man has a lot of anxiety disorders. His days are over from being a office of the law. He was thinking he was a god, Now he needs to ask god to help him.. He is one of them people that will commit suicide over his job…. If he don’t get help…..
Who’s stupid now?
I never, ever go anywhere without my concealed carry. Yes, I tell the officer immediately that I am carrying if I am pulled over and so far I’ve never had any issue. One time the officer asked what I was packing, asked to see it, and then asked me how it shot because he was looking for his wife something similar.
I’m glad this JBT will be flippin’ burgers somewhere, but God forbid someone ask for extra mayo or something. He may go through the drive thru window to choke them.
TTTTTTTThhhhaaaaaattttsssss all Folks!!!!! :@)
That POS should be prosecuted.
What a arrogant douche bag…..
WOW!!!
That was scary
Daniel Harless is an idiot and needed to be fired. He’s a disgrace and embarrassment to the LE profession. Fools like him give the rest of us a bad name.
I agree Fred. I know several Policemen and women and they are professional. Ohio needs to get rid of the notification law. I travel a lot and never inform unless required by law. Only 10 of 49 states require this. I seldom get stopped, but if you travel enough, it will happen.
A citizen has as much right to carry as any law enforcement officer.
I know this is an old post and this was already mentioned, but I’m still wondering why this guy hasn’t been prosecuted. I find it hard to believe no law was broken with all the threats he made.
And for an officer “of the law” to be railing against a legal activity as ccw is beyond comprehension.
I don’t want him flipping burgers anywhere. I want him in jail
where a citizen would be for going off on a cop like that.
TSA will hire him in a second.
The problem is that he will just go to another jurisdiction and get hired on, probably at better pay, seeing as he now has ” experience”
Nice to see after I was treated like that at a MC event in Reno. It is not something you can ever forget. My wife an ex sheriff was stunned as this man verbally abused me for riding a bike, I don’t even ride a Harley…never gone back either.
wow. This guy should be prosecuted.
I am glad someone got fired, FINALY!!!!!! Cincinnati Ohio, twice I had Delhi cops come out of jurisdiction to harass me. Finally P. servant Osborne from the Price Hill victimized me when I was a victim. All because CCW popped up on their screen. I was not carrying a weapon and still Delhi threw me in the back of the cruiser and P. servant Osborne threaten to rip off my finger and serve me to my attacker for a beating. For these reason I voted with feet and left that combatively suppressive city for the safety of my family.
If you are in a similar situation feel free to contact me. I welcome you to learn from my mistakes and circumstance.
WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND WHAT YOU VALUE, YOU BECOME A SLAVE.
Idiot officer more of a thug than a professional. Very sad.
This officer clearly committed aggravated assault and should be prosecuted for it.
Unfortunately Harless is pursuing a “PTSD” claim against the department…
http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x521653778/Workers-compensation-disputed-in-Harless-case
I HATE seeing scumbags like this work the system for all their worth…
Unfortunately there are cops like this out there. There are also good cops. Once I had a young man threaten me with death. I calmly went to my truck, pulled out my pistol and stood there. I told him not to approach me or go anywhere as I had dialed 911. When the officer arrived I told him what had happened and that the pistol (with permit) was in my pocket. He took my pistol, placed me in the back of his car (where I stayed for forty five minutes) and then talked to the guy who threatened me. To make a long story short the young man who had threatened me was let go, I was given a lecture by this cop. My pistol was returned and I walked down the street to my house with the cop following in his car. Being the good guy I am, when I got to my yard I turned and flipped the cop the bird and told him I was on private property. He cruised around the block in front of my huose for another hour. There are thousands of good officers for every idiot like him but the idiots get noticed.
Well my point of view is this, being in law enforcement myself military and civilian wise hes lucky he wasnt shot for assaulti withinng of an innocent person that was well within the rights of the law. I myself would have identified myself complied and advised the socalled officer to cease and think very carefully of the circumstances. I will not stand for stupid bullies that take advantage of the color of law just because of the badge, weapon, and law enforcement status. The citizen is well within the law and will respect that right at all times!