Officers Run Background Check On Obama; Placed On Leave

[Appaholic]

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- Two DeKalb County police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave after an investigation revealed they ran a background check on President Barack Obama.

A representative for the DeKalb County CEO’s office identified the officers as Ryan White and C.M. Route.

Officials said Obama’s name was typed into a computer inside a DeKalb County police car on July 20 and ran through the National Crime Information Center.

The secret service was immediately notified and contacted the DeKalb County Police Department.

A representative said both officers have been with the department less than five years.

A representative said one of the officers denied involvement.

An official investigation is being conducted by the DeKalb County Police Department’s Internal Affairs division.

It is unclear why the officers ran a check on the president.

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[ASUG8]

What are a couple of near-rookie cops gonna turn up on a routine background check that the media hasn't already uncovered? I don't get why it would be such a big deal.

[Appaholic]

What are a couple of near-rookie cops gonna turn up on a routine background check that the media hasn't already uncovered? I don't get why it would be such a big deal.

Did they have cause? Was the crime in Atlanta so slow that day the officers were bored?

[Col Hogan]

What are a couple of near-rookie cops gonna turn up on a routine background check that the media hasn't already uncovered? I don't get why it would be such a big deal.

Same reason that a couple of guys at the State Department were fired for simply looking at data from the passport system on Obama, McCain, and a load of other celebs...

You have a certain expectation of privacy...the police system can be used for a ligit investiation...but two idiot cops, sitting in a cruiser, have no right to look up info on you, me, of the President...

and now they know that looking up stuff on the president sends up big red flags...

[dbackjon]

What a pair of idiots.

Two more burger flippers coming up.

[ASUG8]

What are a couple of near-rookie cops gonna turn up on a routine background check that the media hasn't already uncovered? I don't get why it would be such a big deal.

Did they have cause? Was the crime in Atlanta so slow that day the officers were bored?

Maybe they were bored....who knows. I'm not justifying it, just wondering why it would generate a red flag with secret service. I doubt there's a lot that the media hasn't gotten its paws on already.

But I see your point - they shouldn't be running checks without cause.

[hank scorpio]

You never know, they might have had him pulled over for a "broken taillight". It is the South.