We’re only four months into 2011 and already six members of the Denver Police Department have been fired. Just this week two more were fired, not for their inappropriate uses of force (caught on camera here), but for lying about the incident after the fact. [Read more…]
Denver Police Chief Speaks Out In Brutality Cases
A Citizen Oversight Board which is tasked for reviewing police action recently released two reports, both taking issue with the level of punishment meted out in two separate cases of police misconduct. The Chief of Police is questioning the process by which the Board reviews cases and claims law enforcement doesn’t have the chance to defend their actions before an opinion is reached. [Read more…]