Parkland school cop Scot Peterson gets $8,702 a month in pension

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Stephen HobbsContact ReporterSouth Florida Sun Sentinel



Scot Peterson, the sheriff’s deputy vilified for failing to confront the Parkland school shooter, has begun receiving a state pension of $8,702.35 a month.

Peterson resigned and retired Feb. 22, a week after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where he waited outside as Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people and wounded 17 others.

Peterson began to receive his pension in April, according to the Florida Department of Management Services. He can receive the payments for the rest of his life.

The 55-year-old Peterson, a Broward deputy for 32 years, was paid $101,879.03 last year — $75,673.72 in base salary plus overtime and other compensation, according to sheriff’s office records. Until the shooting, he was considered a trusted school resource officer at Stoneman Douglas, according to annual reviews of his performance.

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[edpc]

The 55-year-old Peterson, a Broward deputy for 32 years, was paid $101,879.03 last year — $75,673.72 in base salary plus overtime and other compensation, according to sheriff’s office records.

I’ll bet he claimed OT on the day of the shooting.

[Bigun]

 

[IsailedawayfromFR]

the whole county appears to be corrupt and incompetent.

If I had a kid in that school murdered and the cop hired to protect him/her hid and did not assist my kid, I think I would do something about a it, and it would be neither pleasant, temporary or non-consequential.

[Bigun]

the whole county appears to be corrupt and incompetent.

If I had a kid in that school murdered and the cop hired to protect him/her hid and did not assist my kid, I think I would do something about a it, and it would be neither pleasant, temporary or non-consequential.

If that POS lived anywhere in our neighborhood his life wouldn't be worth a plugged nickel.

[240B]

So I guess all that time and money I spent getting an undergraduate degree, and an MBA, were all just a waste of time.  All those investments and IRAs, were a waste of time. My time in the military is nothing.

All I had to do was to was to become a fat, lazy, coward cop, and I am set for life. $100,000 income a year for life, is likely better than I will ever do, regardless of all my education, investments, and work.

However, it is likely that at least some of that is going to go to legal issues he has yet to settle. We shall see.

[RoosGirl]

I wonder if everyone named Scott Peterson is a bleep up to some degree or another.

[Gefn]

I wonder if everyone named Scott Peterson is a bleep up to some degree or another.

I was just thinking the same thing. The other two Scott Petersons murdered their wives.  I once met a guy who had been named Joel Steinberg, and had to legally change both his name and Hebrew name because people that he was that SOB child killer.

[Gefn]

So I guess all that time and money I spent getting an undergraduate degree, and an MBA, were all just a waste of time.  All those investments and IRAs, were a waste of time. My time in the military is nothing.

All I had to do was to was to become a fat, lazy, coward cop, and I am set for life. $100,000 income a year for life, is likely better than I will ever do, regardless of all my education, investments, and work.

However, it is likely that at least some of that is going to go to legal issues he has yet to settle. We shall see.

Education is never wasted. Neither are those investments. If you want to be a little lazy, find a movie or TV show, get some popcorn or Doritos or something snacks, and enjoy for an hour.

You are a good man @240B
Don't let the turkeys get you down.

[DB]

So I guess all that time and money I spent getting an undergraduate degree, and an MBA, were all just a waste of time.  All those investments and IRAs, were a waste of time. My time in the military is nothing.

All I had to do was to was to become a fat, lazy, coward cop, and I am set for life. $100,000 income a year for life, is likely better than I will ever do, regardless of all my education, investments, and work.

However, it is likely that at least some of that is going to go to legal issues he has yet to settle. We shall see.

Somebody has to pay for all those benefits...

[240B]

Education is never wasted. Neither are those investments. If you want to be a little lazy, find a movie or TV show, get some popcorn or Doritos or something snacks, and enjoy for an hour.

You are a good man @240B
Don't let the turkeys get you down.

@Freya

Thank you for that. Nah, I'm not really down. While 100k is fairly extreme in terms of a life-long pension, I've seen friends who wound up with significant pensions and it ruined their lives.

The worst case I have ever seen was a guy getting about $4000 a month for life tax-free. All of his relatives wound up "borrowing" money from him which they were never going to pay back. He had several women from his past claiming paternity so they could get child support. He had tons of debt because he bought everything he saw at a whim, just because. But worst of all, he started smoking crack. Haven't seen the guy in a year or so, but I would not be surprise to find that he is dead from overdose, or in jail.

Giving money like that to the wrong people and they frequently wind up killing themselves with it. That is my experience anyway. No. I'm not worried about it. No matter how much money and 'stuff' we gather in life, we all wind up in the same place anyway. Envy/greed, to me, is a waste of time. I am completely happy right where I am. Not rich enough to be anyone's target, but not poor to the point that I want for anything. I'm right in the middle. And life is good.

But thank you for your kind words. I have respect for you as well.

[Gefn]

That's why I never want to win the lottery,

At least not more than a couple hundred dollars.

More than that, I'd give it all to charity and take a nice vacation. But two, three hundred, dinner and maybe a designer outfit, something selfish I'd never buy.

[Frank Cannon]

This type of spending on retired govt' employees is outrageous. Real people with real jobs don't retire like this, but this professional eff up with a third grade education has lease money for a Rolls.

[DB]

This type of spending on retired govt' employees is outrageous. Real people with real jobs don't retire like this, but this professional eff up with a third grade education has lease money for a Rolls.

And they get to do it in their early to mid fifties!

We work to serve our public employees. They live better than the people who are stuck paying for it all are.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

So I guess all that time and money I spent getting an undergraduate degree, and an MBA, were all just a waste of time.  All those investments and IRAs, were a waste of time. My time in the military is nothing.

All I had to do was to was to become a fat, lazy, coward cop, and I am set for life. $100,000 income a year for life, is likely better than I will ever do, regardless of all my education, investments, and work.

However, it is likely that at least some of that is going to go to legal issues he has yet to settle. We shall see.

$100k for a pension in the public service sector is a piker.

Look at this guy who makes over $200k in a small city in California.  https://www.dailybreeze.com/2017/08/09/torrance-city-pensions-rank-in-states-top-10-for-retirees-earning-more-than-100000-a-year/

The city will soon be bankrupt as pensions will swallow 25% of its operating budget in a short time.

[Night Hides Not]

So I guess all that time and money I spent getting an undergraduate degree, and an MBA, were all just a waste of time.  All those investments and IRAs, were a waste of time. My time in the military is nothing.

All I had to do was to was to become a fat, lazy, coward cop, and I am set for life. $100,000 income a year for life, is likely better than I will ever do, regardless of all my education, investments, and work.

However, it is likely that at least some of that is going to go to legal issues he has yet to settle. We shall see.

It's easy to have that opinion. Looking back on my forty years in the workforce, there are several jobs that I had that held value, such as my eight years in the Army, and five years at the FDIC. I had a few jobs in the private sector, mostly working in accounting roles, either as a contractor or at CPA firms. Also worked at DCAA for three years, a complete waste of time at one of the worst run agencies in the federal government.

That's where my complaints end. Thanks to some good fortune, and hard work, I've had some amazing experiences that many of my peers could only dream about. Those other jobs helped put food on the table for my family.

We aren't wealthy, though we'll be comfortable. And I'm REALLY looking forward to being an empty nester in a few years.   

[verga]

First off yes this particular cop is a POS, no argument there at all.
Second I could have made a heck of a lot more money in the private sector than I do right now. and I will receive a nice pension, not nearly as good as this guy is getting, but I will be fairly comfortable.
Third and this is most most important, nothing is stopping anyone from taking the police or fireman exams and getting a position with one of those departments.
These guys and girls are doing jobs that most people wouldn't do. Who here is anxious to strap on a gun and drive around all day looking for trouble. Who wants to work on nights, weekends, and holidays away from your family. Who wants to run INTO a burning building to save someone else's, mother, father, kids etc.....
I will now be putting on my fire resistant underwear.