Testilying is nothing new; it is perjury and is not the excusive domain of one profession or community. Perjury is rarely charged against cops, citizens, or crown princes.
If police departments operated strictly as businesses, people do indeed have the right to complain about product, personnel, and delivery of services. Some Fortune 500 companies thrive on this process, they listen and adapt and in the end create high customer satisfaction and brand loyalty. There is nothing inherently wrong with civilian oversight of policing; it's just in most cases it's applied backwards. Civilian input should be at the hiring process setting values, measurements of character, and ethical principles for candidates to achieve. Instead it is at the end, and it is too late for all involved. Greg Reinhardt Excelsior REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
