That's only true when there isn't negligence involved. If the department was aware of felony allegations, failed to properly investigate their full extent after Betts resigned and then provided a misleading description about why he left, then Metro is fully liable for anything done by that officer. In court they would pin the blame on 1 or the other or both. Keeping Audubon Park in the dark would have let them off the hook. Apart from the legal matter, a police chief who cares so little about the