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Can you all explain to me the point of cheerleading (on either side) in this situation. What's the point right now? It comes off as just a big indulgence of one's own bias.
The Jennings police department was never reinstated. Today, they are patrolled by St Louis County police and have no department of their own. The city council also did not disband it, the state did on the recommendation of the FBI. It was not disbanded because of "tension". It was disbanded because the city was caught embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants from the police department into the city general fund and lying about fulfilling the obligations of the grant.
Did you bother to read the article. All of that is in there. As to the State of Missouri disbanding the police department that doesn't preclude the city council voting to disband it. Of course, no evidence has been offered that the State government did so so can't really speak to that.
Sure you are. You would not have said it otherwise. It is sort of like someone saying, " I don't have anything against the, but, you know, there is just something off with them." Transparent in your agenda.
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Originally Posted by Gtownoe
That is troubling to me. Not casting a verdict of what happened, but it just goes to show what was/has been tolerated by some Police forces. Seems that he was going through some troubling times before joining the force as well as recently with the divorce.
"The small city of Jennings, Mo., had a police department so troubled, and with so much tension between white officers and black residents, that the city council finally decided to disband it. Everyone in the Jennings police department was fired. New officers were brought in to create a credible department from scratch."
It's called the sharing of new, reliable information. You mistake starting the thread for having some bias. Sorry not true. Of course, this information could affect a grand jury, which *is* the point.
It's called the sharing of new, reliable information. You mistake starting the thread for having some bias. Sorry not true. Of course, this information could affect a grand jury, which *is* the point.
Just the facts of the case are presented to the Grand Jury.
The OP did so w/o extrapolating what it infers about Wilson, unlike the pd cheerleading squad.
In due time, we'll know whether Wilson acted properly or improperly per procedure in handling the situation a few weeks ago that ended ultimately in the death of an 18 year old.
Sure you are. You would not have said it otherwise. it is sort of like someone saying, " I don't have anything against the, but, you know, there is just something off with them." Transparent in your agenda.
Did you read the article the OP posted? Does that not trouble you? And this thread is a thread discussing what the OP posted.
The Jennings Police department as well as the Ferguson Police department have some shaky histories it seems.
I've NEVER heard of a Police department being disbanded. It could be pretty common but I've never heard of it happening.
Michael should have tried that, rather than robbing innocent people and assaulting cops. It's a shame he didn't have the character of Mr. Wilson.
He never got the opportunity.
He was assaulted and killed by a person of good character.
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