Police Commission 1/31/2012

Nothing is worse than bad political theater and we had a bushel full of that tonight at the Police Commission meeting. The room was packed with politicos of both parties and enough reporters and camera crews to sink a cruise liner. The assembled mass of citizenry took to cheering when their side said something they liked and sulking or grumbling when the opposite happened. There were so many TV crews and reporters there the public comment had to be held over on one side of the room near the kitchen.

The Police Commission passed a resolution asking Mayor Maturo to fire Chief Gallo. Another motion to disband the Learn Committee also passed. A third motion to file a complaint with the CCHRO over the Mayor's taco remarks and the actions of Chief Gallo passed. The first 2 motions will be ignored by the Mayor. I'm not sure how far the 3rd motion will get but it should keep me reporting on politics for awhile.

A surprise 4th motion was added to the agenda. The motion forms a Police Commission Advisory Board consisting of the 2 departing Police Commissioners. For the humor factor alone I give that the high marks for the night.

I'll post the video when I get it downloaded later tonight or early tomorrow. Till then here are some pictures to give you an idea of how crowded the Senior Center was.