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COPA awarded Officer Ella French a 3 day suspension posthumously.
That's right, a deceased officer, one who died by the hands of a shitbag, has to lose 3 days of pay for... Checks notes... Late activation of a BWC and failure to complete a stop report as a PPO.
That's right, a deceased officer, one who died by the hands of a shitbag, has to lose 3 days of pay for... Checks notes... Late activation of a BWC and failure to complete a stop report as a PPO.
Before anyone's panties get in a bind, I'm not excusing the punishment for the error made.
This is another dog and pony show that a city agency can put on.
COPA can hold up stats and herald loudly "LOOKIE WHAT WE DID! WE SUSPENDED X AMOUNT OF OFFICERS FOR AN AVERAGE OF X DAYS"
This is another dog and pony show that a city agency can put on.
COPA can hold up stats and herald loudly "LOOKIE WHAT WE DID! WE SUSPENDED X AMOUNT OF OFFICERS FOR AN AVERAGE OF X DAYS"
When the lead suspect in a homicide or shooting case gets killed you know what happens?
The case gets closed due to the death. There is no one to prosecute, so it goes away.
The case gets closed due to the death. There is no one to prosecute, so it goes away.
I read something and it gave me pause for thought.
Essentially the statement was cops in high crime areas police different than low crime areas. It was stated in relationship to Adam Toledo's fatal encounter with a police officer, and made reference to if it was a different
Essentially the statement was cops in high crime areas police different than low crime areas. It was stated in relationship to Adam Toledo's fatal encounter with a police officer, and made reference to if it was a different
neighborhood it wouldn't have happened.
I've seen renditions of the same idea revolve around racism, implicit bias, and these things only happen in Black and Brown neighborhoods. That if it was a Black or Brown cop the shooting wouldn't have happened.
I partially agree.
I've seen renditions of the same idea revolve around racism, implicit bias, and these things only happen in Black and Brown neighborhoods. That if it was a Black or Brown cop the shooting wouldn't have happened.
I partially agree.
Having not come from the Garfield Park neighborhood and having limited knowledge of what the west side was, my interactions and experience of the area was as a cop.
The display of violence, struggles with substance abuse, mental health resources nearly non-existent, and poverty
The display of violence, struggles with substance abuse, mental health resources nearly non-existent, and poverty
