Comments on: Police Oversight Is Akin To Insurance Policy

By: Alexander Jones

Alexander Jones — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:09:39 +0000

I am absolutely sure that every time Mayor Bieter’s version of reality hits what should be the stone wall of “NO, that’s illegal” he just bounces off like a rubber ball…and goes on to do it again.
Conflict of interest for Boise City/Police? What me worry? Aggressive seizure of public lands for a spoiled children’s bike race track? Sure.
A mega glass castle posing as a library with a “leading edge (aka untried) five-million dollar automated book retrieval system? Why not? Who needs those librarians?
He continues onward…on a Space Odyssey-weightless wobble through time. And we sit here and watch in open-mouthed disbelief. Unreal.

By: Lawyer

Lawyer — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:49:52 +0000

If I were legal counsel for any case pending with the Boise City Police and or that was being reviewed I would use this as a clear conflict of interest and ask the court to dismiss my case with prejudice as Ms Mendoza cannot “oversee” both and not have a conflict.

The problem here is that you are dealing with a Mayor and City Council that see “double representation” as a perfectly fine political and management strategy – IE. the CCDC. And even worse the County cares less and so do many of the other lawyers in town.

By: Counselor

Counselor — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:18:23 +0000

In the private sector we refer to this as “double billing.” Logically she can’t represent the people as the ombudsman and also provide counsel to the police. A clear conflict of duties.