So what happens when cops investigate cops? A Police Chief Was ‘Concerned’ About How His Department Handled Police Shootings, So He Kept It a Secret.
In the deposition, Ramsay admits that after he took the job in 2016, he noticed that investigators looking into on-duty shootings often asked leading questions that prompted fellow officers to claim self-defense. Ramsay reportedly said he specifically had “concerns” about the integrity of the Professional Standards Bureau’s investigations into deadly force. The Bureau is the body that determines if officers violated police policy.
So in the high-profile SWATing case that killed Andrew Finch, the unarmed Finch was shot by a sniper from 50 yards. (Though that isn’t far. Navy rifle matches are shot – at my club – at 100, 200 and 600 yards). His crime? He opened the front door of his house to see what the hell was going on.
And of course that isn’t the only problem in Wichita.
In 2013, the names of about 30 Wichita officers wound up on a list of cops who had committed crimes or violations involving dishonesty. The FBI launched a separate investigation into an alleged cover-up involving Wichita Police Department officers’ misconduct in 2017, the Wichita Eagle reports. In 2018, two Wichita cops were indicted in an illegal gambling and public corruption case.
Just one officer having a bad day? Not hardly.
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