tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546950008014232634.post8090022388658944504..comments2009-11-06T18:17:09.088-08:00Comments on Injustice In Seattle: Police Misconduct NewsWatch - Catching Up Local EditionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546950008014232634.post-25975619175316035842009-03-31T23:27:00.000-07:002009-03-31T23:27:00.000-07:00Thanks Carlos, though it's not really a matter of ...Thanks Carlos, though it's not really a matter of "being published" in the Sun Times as it is that some of the blog content is syndicated there.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't necessarily lead to any new direct hits on the site... but it does mean that some of the stories get bigger exposure out there, which is more important to me really.<BR/><BR/>The more people hear and read about incidents of police misconduct and the underlying problems, the more people start to understand the scope of the problem and the dire need for reforms...<BR/><BR/>at least, that's the hope.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading, and thanks for the comment!NPMSRPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052178969107494589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546950008014232634.post-57889574130134754922009-03-31T21:01:00.000-07:002009-03-31T21:01:00.000-07:00Congratulations on getting published in the Sun-Ti...Congratulations on getting published in the Sun-Times. I bet that delivered good traffic.Carlos Millerhttp://carlosmiller.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546950008014232634.post-88978790807000491382009-03-25T23:59:00.000-07:002009-03-25T23:59:00.000-07:00Yeah, now that you mention it the situations are v...Yeah, now that you mention it the situations are very similar. I had been reading about that on your site but didn't put the two together until you mentioned it.<BR/><BR/>As for the whole "Shotgun Johnny" thing. I still don't know how much stock to put into it since I've not heard anything other than the under-the-table comments made on various sites, similar to the one left on this site.<BR/><BR/>If he really does have that nickname within the department and there's some sort of reason for it... I think we'll never know about it. If there was some misconduct allegations against him at some point, I'd be worried...<BR/><BR/>Of course, needless to say, I'm more worried that we can't know whether there's some sort of history here or not, but it is interesting to see that the guild that fought to make it this way is now seeing some folly in their ways.<BR/><BR/>Doubt it will change their behavior though.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment!NPMSRPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052178969107494589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546950008014232634.post-29272347829282996422009-03-25T19:21:00.000-07:002009-03-25T19:21:00.000-07:00Interesting on the police union and it's almost fu...Interesting on the police union and it's almost funny because there's elements of what you wrote that are parallel to what's going on here with the police union and a former officer turned political candidate running against the incumbent who's backed by the union. There's some online harassment of this candidate as well including insinuations of misconduct and personal stuff about an earlier marriage. Innuendo and daring him to provide the "facts" for them. <BR/><BR/>The officers who really liked this guy have gone awfully quiet lately and given the current climate, I can't blame them. But the police union is so divided right now as it was when the latest president was elected two years ago. It will be interesting to see what happens. <BR/><BR/>What do police unions do when they want to release information from the same records they spend the rest of their time and money fighting to keep closed? That's an interesting issue. <BR/><BR/><BR/>But "Shotgun Johnny", wow. That reminded me of L.A. Confidential when they called Guy Pierce's character, "Shotgun Eddie" after he shot some people in one scene. One of the warning signs for abuse of force given by one expert was nicknames like this one.Five Before Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02177863459050384899noreply@blogger.com