Tag: Madison Police Civilian Oversight Board
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A disquisition on the amazing Dr. G
the brainiac behind Madison’s police monitor. The last thrilling episode of Madison’s favorite blogge limned the role played by the one constant in the revolving doors of Madison’s independent police monitors, he being Dr. Gregory Gelembiuk. Our favorite Madison morning newspaper quoted him as saying the merest contact with law enforcement is hurtful to the…
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Madison’s bad idea factory
Police monitor hard at work undermining public safety! The Judge Hannah Dugan school of law enforcement is waging redistributive justice here in progressive Madison WI. The Office of Independent Police Monitor, budgeted at $400,000 a year, will ferret out racist policing no matter how many shoot-em-ups plague our neighborhoods. (May 26. May 25. May 21.…
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Madison was better off when the police monitor did nothing
before its long-gestating complaint form could harass police! What have we always said about budget crises? (Short-term memory loss. Wait, now we’ve got it!) A good, stiff budget deficit forces good government. Hard decisions. Priorities. Clean out the attic, dust behind the dresser cabinet, clear the vegetable drawer of those moldy cukes. So now —…
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Madison does about-face on racial discrimination
‘Offensive and repugnant’ from the Wisconsin Institute on Law & Liberty: The Madison Common Council Tuesday 05-10-22 adopted an amended ordinance to remove unconstitutional racial quotas from a Police Civilian Oversight Board. The action comes in response to a federal lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty that challenged the racial quotas…