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when does the SPD spin stop? Officers are allowed to commit violent acts against unarmed, defenseless people, run drug rings, shoot or beat people without provication, act off duty however they want, then are cleared by 'internal reviews' done by other officers all while their PR people spin them as heroes. The politicians continue to stand by them and ignore the problems, all the while giving the Police more power and citizens less rights in the name of protecting citizens.
Kerlikowski should be held accountable as should every politician who doesn't call out the police for what they are.
The SPD is a force that has recently been investigated by the FBI for curruption, but no one would talk. It is a police force who has had two officers in the last few years kicked off the force for running drug rings - no other officers supposedly involved, which is a joke. It is a force which has allowed a person (Chris Kimes) to be beat to death while they watched and did nothing.
If the Police want respect then they should be held to a higher standard. When they commit crimes they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Once this happens, they should be respected, until then they should be treated as the thugs they are.
The officer in question drove his motorcycle through an alley closed to traffic. Has he been ticketed? What if I did that, would I be? He shot an unarmed man trying to protect a defenseless woman being attacked by a guy dressed in black leather driving a motorcyle through a crowd in a closed alley and shooting off a gun in a crowd. And this officer is called a hero.
The City Council and the Mayor need to start standing by the SPD spin or calling it out.
Mayor Nickels, do you stand by the SPD spokeperson calling this officer a hero? Or will you replace Kerlikowski for running a corrupt department?