DEFENSES AGAINST GENERAL TYPES OF DISCIPLINE
#9 CLASS II INSUBORDINATION
Defenses: The safety or health of the member or another law-abiding individual would have been jeopardized if they had complied with the order.
#10 CLASS I INSUBORDNATION
Defenses: The order was not clear or was misunderstood by the member.
The member was not familiar with the work assigned.
#13 ENFORCING RULES, REGULATIONS, POLICIES
Defenses: The employee was unaware of the rule.
The rule was unreasonable.
The rule was not clear.
The rule was not uniformly administered.
Impossible to comply with rule.
#1 HUMANE TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS
Defenses: Denial of the use of alleged language.
Mitigating circumstances were involved.
Disciplinary Conferences
#53 Workplace Safety.
Defenses; The member denies the assault occurred.
Self-defense.
NOTE: The examples are not inclusive and there could be numerous defenses and mitigating circumstances.
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