And finally, as @EmilyGorcenski has noted, anti-fascist people provided the cops with a lot of intel before the rally that might have helped their planning, if they hadn't largely ignored it. So I don't even really see this as a separate question from the preparation issue.
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Replying to @jakefmooney @gmoomaw and
Anyway I hate to pick on a couple of tweets from a long meeting (I left at 10:30 and missed over an hour apparently) but I think the point you were making was sort of reductive.
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Fair point. It was my first observation on the line of questioning from council, but it expanded as the night went on
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Sure, like I said, I don't want to pick on a half-thought. It just started me thinking about this issue. Also, to your other points ... I would be pretty surprised if there wasn't serious talk of people being fired. Keep in mind also that a new council starts next month.
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Replying to @jakefmooney @gmoomaw and
I personally was kind of tickled to see Bob Fenwick, who a lot of people have viewed with skepticism, specifically get into that issue.
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There's a lot to say about Bob these past few months. He's very wary of the blame being placed squarely on the two Black men in positions of authority, with good reason. At the same time, accountability needs to be had.
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This is a point where I'm genuinely interested in hearing more people's thoughts. I understand why people are concerned about the racial issues around Thomas being scapegoated. But he's the police chief and the police screwed up in a huge way. How could that not come back to him?
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It should definitely come back on him. But it should also come back on Mitchell, Pleasants, and Lewis in equal measure. I fear that will not be the case.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @jakefmooney and
After J8 I stood up in a press conference before the police station and called out *specific* failures of policing. I'm a former defense contractor. I know what I'm talking about when it comes to this stuff. I publicly called out that they need to revisit their skills.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @jakefmooney and
And while the Heaphy report heaps blame on activists for not cooperating and gives the CPD an excuse that they couldn't coordinate at all with the activist community, here's the reality:
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- I spoke to Heaphy voluntarily, at length, at the request of an activist group; - I presented the threats of violence document to CCC and handed a copy to Maurice Jones; - The CPD never reached out to me once during this process.
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