02-20-2012, 12:54 PM
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Originally posted by Carey
[br This was also not just a case of "unacceptable levels of property crimes", but there was an injury... somehow it seems like the officers put more effort into trying to 'be nice' & trying to contact the dog owner, rather than citing them in the first place....
Thank you, Carey. This particular incident comes under the heading of "grievous bodily harm." The property crimes are indeed unacceptable, but this is way beyond that. I'm actually a fan of a lot of the individual police officers around here, and I understand the limitations and obstacles that they face every day. There is, however, a lack of independent accountability function in the way the police handle their under-performing officers. That's why we need an independent police commission with teeth instead of the powerless body we currently have.