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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Bad cops in Spokane

We're talking really bad.

Posted at 12:49 PM | Permalink

Comments (14)

Injustice Everywhere

Posted by AL M | December 28, 2011 1:01 PM

Nothing to fear here from the mayor's "private army", right?

Posted by Mr. Grumpy | December 28, 2011 1:17 PM

When local police forces are outfitted as though they were going into an active war zone, with body armor, tank like vehicles, various chemical weapons and conventional weapons previously reserved for fighting wars; can we not expect that these individuals will perform and react as though they are in an active combat zone, even if they are responding to a vague report from a convenience store?

Posted by Portland Native | December 28, 2011 1:20 PM

MP mentalities reinforced with above-the-law sense of entitlement in an Us vs. Them subculture enabled by pansy-a$$d politicians. It's rampant in this country now. Pummel (or shoot) and kill, and answer questions later. Has to be changed. Bad brains in charge.

Posted by Mojo | December 28, 2011 1:27 PM

"Bad brains in charge."
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Glad we don't have that problem in Portland.

Those hicks in Spokane need to get a hip, progressive Mayor like Portland has. And an independent Police Chief as well.

Posted by Harry | December 28, 2011 3:40 PM

There was a time when i respected Police Officers, Firefighters, and public servants (Politicians). No more. The entire system is grossly corrupt top to bottom. The cops are a joke and a menace all in one. I'm so sick of stories like this. I'm just sick of everything. There is no hope for any of us.

Posted by Tony | December 28, 2011 4:16 PM

Chilling to say the least. Portland has several officers that fit the profile of looking for violence. How long before we end up with this? It is senseless. They can ID them and should get rid of them.

Posted by snowdog | December 28, 2011 4:32 PM

Spokane cops are indistinguishable from Portland cops. If you think the demonstration by the thugs in the courtroom in Yakima was unique, you have a short memory. PPB's finest pulled a very similar stunt a couple three years ago on the steps of the Justice Center.

Posted by Nonny Mouse | December 28, 2011 9:05 PM

Wasn't it Portland cops who printed and wore "Don't Choke 'Em, Smoke 'Em"
T-shirts back in the mid to late 80's after they killed a guy who was trying to break up a fight? Speaks volumes.

Posted by paul | December 29, 2011 5:40 AM

The FBI needs to set up shop in Spokane and clean house. People there fear the police.

Posted by pmalach | December 29, 2011 8:11 AM

The words of the ousted Mayor caught my eye in the article:

Mary Verner, who lost her re-election campaign in part because of Zehm's death, said she often wonders what would have happened if city leaders, instead of deciding "to hunker down, to be afraid of the consequences, to go into self-protection mode," had "erred on the side of accountability, transparency and apology".

This is a start, but unfortunately too late, and by someone no longer in a position to do anything about it. Mike Reese, are you paying attention here?

Posted by John Rettig | December 29, 2011 8:15 AM

The only difference between this and James Chasse is the videotape. The PPB and City Hall's coverup method were there (and probably would remain) exactly the same as Spokane's, if not worse. The ubiquity of video may finally even the playing field between abusive, lying cops and the citizenry. Too bad it wasn't the case five years ago.

Posted by observer | December 29, 2011 8:40 AM

If more people started questioning and resisting facist police behavior, maybe they would change.

Posted by Dave | December 29, 2011 9:32 PM

This is an odd statement coming from former Mayor Verner. She was the person who did just that, which is why she lost her re-election. Granted Verner wasn't mayor at the time of the incident but she was part of the CYA efforts. She lost because of her mishandling of the situation.

Posted by thor | December 30, 2011 6:00 PM

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