It sounds like a pep talk. I don’t see anything wrong with what he wrote. What am I missing?
Here are my thoughts on the timing of the release of this email and some of the content.
There is currently a grand jury empaneled against this officer as well as the others involved in the raid.
He clearly has no concept (IMO) of the civil right violations that LE caused that night and again (IMO) doesn't care about them.
He is degrading the Mayor Greg Fisher to 1,000 LE officers during an ongoing investigation.
He calls peaceful protesters Thugs there have been some that have done crimes and need to be held accountable ( it is never acceptable to throw things at LE, set buildings on fire, and be destructive to property) but why is it that people in our community have no right to peaceful protest without being called thugs
that can't peacefully protest but LE has the right to be Judge, Jury and Executioner and then feel they should not be held accountable?
He did not intend for this to be a pep talk in his first sentence he claims this is not a "Rah Rah" speech.
He wanted to say he was sorry to all of the officers who are going through this and I don't disagree with that statement but what about Breonna? Her friends and family? Kenneth Walker? And our entire community? Do we not deserve an apology we have been going thru this since March 13th and this is Sept 22 if he is gonna hand out apologies then apologize to all that have been affected.
Then he goes after the FBI saying the would not hold the line and would piss themselves, well who would LMPD call if they needed help with a serious investigation the same organization who without question bring all there investigative resources to help out.
He claims they all signed up to be Police Officers but the city doesn't have their backs, so I guess in his eyes LE can do no wrong ever and the city should just put their heads in the sand like they have before and maybe doing in this exact case.
He states for the officers to not let their egos get them in a trick bag, to bad he can't take his own advice because that is where his own ego seems to be.
(IMO) the part about have your partners 6 and dont let the pencil pushers open investigations on you is a reference to the blue line, don't speak about anything that LE may do wrong on a case so that investigations cannot be opened against you. He doesn't say make sure you do your job in a way that there would be no reason to be investigated in the first place.
He does have it correct when he says this is going to be a long bad week well I hope he realizes the actions taken against Breonna Taylor the night of March 13tb is the reason why.
Nothing like throwing a can of gas on a fire that has been brewing for months, I am sure his brothers and sisters in blue appreciate that since they will be the ones trying to contain this city.