Information LiberationDENVER — Just one week after FOX31 Denver first aired a citizen’s videotape of a police officer punching a drug suspect in the face, then tripping his pregnant girlfriend, the Denver Police Department has given that same officer a promotion.
Charles “Chris” Jones IV is one of five officers who received a raise and new sergeant stripes on Wednesday during a ceremony.
The move has infuriated members of the Colorado Latino Forum, who say they shared a lengthy report with Denver Police commanders on that same day about the “ongoing culture of violence” within the department.
“It’s outrageous!” says Latino Forum member Lisa Calderon. “This takes us backwards. We have little trust left. It tells us that they are not listening and at a time of national outcry, what does it take to get them to be responsive?”
Both human resources records and Denver Police Commander, Matt Murray, confirmed the promotion to FOX31 Denver.
Murray said “There would have been nothing to preclude anybody from being promoted in this situation. DPD does not have a specific policy regarding when we would or wouldn’t promote someone.”
Using excessive force then destroying evidence of said excessive force does not preclude anyone from a promotion. The criminals are running the asylum.
“Murray said “There would have been nothing to preclude anybody from being promoted in this situation.”
That would include cold-blooded murder as well, no doubt.
I’m disgusted by the people who even apply for the job, because they’re usually sadistic, but frightened little punks who become cops for their big chance to push other people around in their Napoleonic frustration.
And people who are actually chosen for the job are picked for their stupidity, and ability to inflict pain with no remorse, so they won’t have trouble inflicting more pain the following day.
If you forget the badge, the gun, and even overlook all of their crimes, you’re still left with a segment of the population that the rest of the human race would benefit from seeing disappear.
NO mercy for these stinking pigs. They were humanity’s trash even before they took the job of being humanity’s bullies, and there isn’t one of them who’s worth half the suffering they’ve inflicted on the rest of us.