a large percentage of cops are honestly trying to do their best to do their job, and then there are a lesser number who have problems being that honest cop;

Cleveland, OH — Harrowing footage was released recently showing what led up to the multiple charges against an RTA police officer. According to the surveillance video from Brook Park Rapid train stop in Cleveland, RTA officer Patrick Rivera, 41, threw a mentally ill man off the train platform and onto the tracks as the trains were running.

Rivera has since been arrested and charged with first-degree misdemeanor assault, second-degree misdemeanor dereliction of duty and third-degree misdemeanor unlawful restraint for his actions that day. It took 9 months for the department to charge him.

RTA spokeswoman Linda Scardilli Krecic told Cleveland.com that Rivera was placed on unpaid leave after his arrest. He has since paid his $2,500 bond and was released from custody.

Amazingly enough, he was not fired immediately after the assault and will likely remain a cop even if he is found guilty on all charges after signing an agreement that states he can keep his job so long as he doesn’t mess up in the next year.

The incident unfolded on February 16 and since that time, RTA officials have refused to release the video. Cleveland.com was forced to sue the department in the Ohio Court of Claims in order to compel them to release the video. After watching it, we know exactly why they were hesitant to release it.

On that day, Rivera responded to the station because 68-year-old Edward McDermott, who is mentally ill, had his bag on a bench and didn’t move it for the custodian to clean. That is all.

If you read Rivera’s report, however, you would think that McDermott was a violent schizophrenic who attacked him and Rivera had no choice but to throw him out onto the live train tracks. Unlike Rivera, however, the video does not lie...........read and watch more.........