The Ex-L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy seen grabbing an educator at an Idaho town hall in a viral clip has been collecting $150K+ in disability from Los Angeles county tax payers annually since 2020
The Ex-L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy seen grabbing an educator at an Idaho town hall in a viral clip has been collecting $150K+ in disability from Los Angeles county tax payers annually since 2020
A legislative town hall in Coeur d'Alene descended into chaos when Teresa Borrenpohl found herself dragged across the floor by plainclothes security after shouting about a legislator's use of public lands. The incident, which left her with a misdemeanor battery citation, began when Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris - dressed in jeans and a baseball cap - approached her in the darkened auditorium.
... The security firm LEAR Asset Management, licensed as a private patrol operator in California but whose plainclothes presence violated Coeur d'Alene city code requiring clearly marked uniforms, has declined to comment. While Norris claims no knowledge of security arrangements, KCRCC chair Brent Regan stated, "Nothing was done without him being aware."
Before becoming sheriff, Norris served as a Lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, where he led counter-terrorism efforts at the Joint Regional Intelligence Center after 9/11. Working under then-Sheriff Lee Baca, he held top security clearance while managing personnel from the FBI and CIA.
Now, records from Transparent California reveal Norris collects $186,675 annually from the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association - including $150,282 in disability payments and $36,393 in benefits. While claiming in 2020 he received only pension payments, he recently disclosed having partial disability ratings - 12% for his right shoulder and 13% for his left. However, after video surfaced of Norris physically grabbing and attempting to remove Borrenpohl from the town hall, users online have begun questioning whether he should still be receiving disability payments based on alleged physical impairments.
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Headline reads like the educator is collecting the payments.
That fraudulent MoFo should be prosecuted for fraud and made to pay back every stolen penny- in addition to paying punitive fines.
Having a disability doesn't mean his arms don't work. It could be chronic or other range of motion issues. Or he can't bear loads frequently or for long periods of time.
The point of disability is that you are unable to do a job and need assistance to continue living. This person is a sheriff NOW. His disability was from when he was a lieutenant with the sheriff's office. So he is being paid because he can't be a lieutenant but is perfectly fine being a sheriff?
The point of disability is that you are unable to do a job and need assistance to continue living.
Nope.
This person is a sheriff NOW. His disability was from when he was a lieutenant
Disability is not tied to a job.
So he is being paid because he can’t be a lieutenant but is perfectly fine being a sheriff?
If he's unable to work full-time at his position or has other limitations on his work performance then he his eligible for benefits regardless of what position he held when he started them.
It may be that he hasn't disclosed to SSA what he's making and is in fact committing fraud. But your understanding of SSA is very incorrect.
For example maybe he would have difficulty dragging a child across a floor for a longer period of time
He can work, normal people with disabilities that work lose their disability check and normally die when they lose their job since it will take them years to requalify.
If he wants to bring in more disability check money than the majority of people in the us make, he should be so disabled he cannot function at all day to day. Because he makes more than those that are so challenged by God.