Really, it is all about how well liked you are. If many of the "big" people like you, than you have nothing to worry about, however, if you are disliked, than no matter what the issue is you have a lot to worry about. In this case, the Cheif in question is well liked by his community, so I believe that he has nothing to worry about. On top of that, the deputy that lost his job has a bad history, so they are going to look at that. Notice, he didnt fight a big department like the State Police, but