Comments on: Copper Talks Mayor And Former Captain Issues

By: Harvey

Harvey — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 07:26:41 +0000

George, what are you talking about? Reports of racial profiling are not personnel matters. Those would be allegations of civil rights violations, open to the public and any attorney would file a violation of civil rights 1983 civil action. Personnel matters are violations of policy and discipline matters.

By: western guy

western guy — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 03:28:21 +0000

On to the next City Hall scandal: Office of Police (Un)Accountability.

By: George

George — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 23:39:02 +0000

The union reps says they love transparency. Yet, records and reports of racial profiling and complaints are not public records because they are personnel matters.

Matters of police, violating civil rights, should not be hidden from the public.

By: Boise resident

Boise resident — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:57:53 +0000

Harvey – Of course Copwatch has no local data…there is none to be had. I’m confident the mayor’s outside investigation will show that once and for all. What I find interesting is that the mayor was lightning-fast to respond to the Bryngelson situation, yet she basically ignored over a years’ worth of valid and extremely serious complaints about the former Chief of Police, Ryan Lee. I wonder why that is? The hiring of Lee and lack of action when it became clear he was trouble was a huge mistake that will end up costing the City of Boise a ton once all the settlement checks are written to those who he mistreated, quite flagrantly. The mayor and City Council are complicit in that debacle and need to be held to account.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:05:15 +0000

Hey Copwatch, the topic is local officers. Other than the one former officer have you got any local data?

By: Copwatch com

Copwatch com — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:15:31 +0000

Harvey Welcome to Reality: https://www.injusticewatch.org/interactives/cops-troubling-facebook-posts-revealed/

By: Harvey

Harvey — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 02:06:11 +0000

It is nice to see reasoned comments on here from Night Trader, western guy, and Frank. Hopefully the vast majority of Boise Residents can see past the rhetoric of some people that believe every officer is some kind of racist, quick on the draw, low IQ officer. The local officers I have met sure seemed to be very invested in the wellbeing of their community.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:03:43 +0000

I have to agree with Guy in regards to Boise Mayor. Her decisions on policing, housing and spending tax payer $ show signs of ignorance. That ignorance is probably super-sized by surrounding herself with yes people.
I’ve never thought about what a public servant should or shouldn’t do after hours. As long as laws are followed and the only baggage they bring to work the next day has a doughnut in it.
SHOULD IT MATTER?
As far as direction to our BPD employees I would think union Local 486 protocol rules?
I find it concerning that police unions, throughout our country, determine police officers are following protocol when body cam video shows a murder? Maybe these are the officers that bring more than doughnuts in their baggage.

By: PD

PD — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 20:52:01 +0000

Notta. That is called ‘search’. Crazy how your words popped up to prove the mayor correct in her expectations. ha.
More cop circles. Not cRop circles but cop circles.
“Tuesday morning we were going to $$$$circle the wagons$$$, so to speak, get things together and figure out what’s going on {our story],” Harvey said. Detective Jeff Harvey was a vice president of the Spokane Police Guild UNION.

Tuesday was three days after a deadly police incident. Several officers were called into a room with a UNION attorney to fill out their incident reports about the Zehm confrontation.– to get all the statements correct.

That was from a 2012 case in Spokane where a man was killed by police. No weapons. No Crime. A person with an impairment.
We better circle the wagons!
EXACTLY the same as the Chief Lee ordeal- a union attorney did the depositions for those saying there was a problem. Others in disagreement used a different counsel.
The mayor is simply calling no BS because cops are notorious for it when their badge or pension is on the line.

By: PD

PD — Mon, 28 Nov 2022 18:17:52 +0000

Circling the wagons
Boise Guardian from March 10th, 2013:
“Police and prosecutors are circling the wagons in anticipation of indictments against local coppers in the near future.”

Editor, your guest says that is a ridiculous thing to say.

EDTOR NOTE–Thanks for being such a loyal and longtime reader.