Slog - Comments on Into the Lion's Den http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian Last Thursday, news intern Brian Slodysko attended a police accountability forum, hosted by SPD's Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) and the Office of Professional Accountability Review Board (OPARB). One complaint that was repeatedly echoed on slog—other than the lack of publicity for the meeting—was the fact that the meeting, on police accountability, was held inside a police precinct. From reading the comments on Slog, it appears a number of people may not have attended the meeting because it would have been like walking into the lion's den. Well, I called up the OPA to ask what they were thinking. "The... Copyright 2008 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:06:52 -0800 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:11:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Just Me There are these things called Public Libarys with rooms

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871026 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871026 Conflict of Interest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:18:32 -0800 Comment by Packratt Jonah,

That was some great follow-up on your previous slog entry and you approached it in a fair manner, I really appreciate that.

Thanks.

]]> Packratt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871049 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871049 Conflict of Interest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:28:43 -0800 Comment by M Bring it to my library... please!!! Maybe that will keep the fornicating drunks out of the building for one night!!!

]]> M http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871072 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871072 Conflict of Interest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:36:54 -0800 Comment by Greg I would like the meeting to take place in my guarded compound, with my private security force and snipers overseeing my personal safety.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871077 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871077 Conflict of Interest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:38:41 -0800 Comment by M Oh, and not to be all librarian-like on you but #1, the plural is LIBRARIES.

]]> M http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871086 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871086 Conflict of Interest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:42:40 -0800 Comment by Just Me @5, can you guess what finger I am showing you right now? Yeah, sit and spin babe! Ride is over when you hit the elbow.

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871090 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871090 Conflict of Interest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:46:25 -0800 Comment by M Sounds hot.

]]> M http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871102 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871102 Conflict of Interest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:50:44 -0800 Comment by meanie I refuse to give the OPA a second of my time, they are just a representative of the huge USELESS bureaucracy that enables the police union to have control over these issues rather than the chief (useless) mayor (complacent) and ultimately the people (sadly neutered)

The OPA has made how many *recommendations for discipline* and how many have been followed?

they should call it the office of passive aggressive whining.

]]> meanie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871124 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871124 Conflict of Interest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:58:41 -0800 Comment by DOUG. Winchell's on 45th.

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871144 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/last_thursday_news_intern_brian#c871144 Conflict of Interest Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:11:25 -0800