Tuesday, August 19, 2014

An Open Letter to Captain Ronald S. Johnson

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I have to call you out.

I don’t care what the media says. I expect them to get it wrong and they often do. But I expect you as a veteran law enforcement commander—talking about law enforcement—to get it right.

Unfortunately, you blew it. After days of rioting and looting, last Thursday you were given command of all law enforcement operations in Ferguson by Governor Jay Nixon. St. Louis County PD was out, you were in. You played to the cameras, walked with the protestors and promised a kinder, gentler response. You were a media darling. And Thursday night things were better, much better.

But Friday, under significant pressure to do so, the Ferguson Police released the name of the officer involved in the shooting of Michael Brown. At the same time the Ferguson Police Chief released a video showing Brown committing a strong-arm robbery just 10 minutes before he was confronted by Officer Darren Wilson.

Many don’t like the timing of the release of the video. I don’t like that timing either. It should have been released sooner. It should have been released the moment FPD realized that Brown was the suspect.

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2 comments:

  1. A reporter asked Ron Johnson why he was walking with the protestors and he did
    not answer but cut on over to where the police were. Actually, he gave the reporter
    a dirty look. Nothing is as it seems anymore.

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    1. why he was walking with the protestors

      His boss should have called him out on that.

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