Reading Ben Holder's blog-- if he keeps it up-- is going to be intriguing.
A couple of new items are posted.
First, he points out some facts regarding a police officer who was appointed to Chief Ken Miller's racial profiling committee. The name is Officer A.S. Wallace. I had some recollection regarding this particular individual, but Ben provides the details. He has a fairly significant discliplinary record including a sexual assault incident; and of course, he is also one of the plaintiffs in a suit against the city of Greensboro based largely on false accusations of discrimination.
Second, Holder makes a public records request. He asks Chief Miller the date that James Hinson was elevated to captain; and also the date that captains were made eligible for off-duty work. I do not know whether there was a close temporal relationship between the two dates.
Why is this significant? There were some major issues with Hinson with respect to off-duty work-- from a number of perspectives. Now he has been made a captain and the leader of a racial profiling committtee by Chief Miller.
I think The N&R did as well. At least I think I saw it on line yesterday.
Posted by: Mick | January 28, 2012 at 12:25 PM
It is obvious that issues in GPD have not gone away over the past few years. Rather, it is likely that they just have not been looked at by any serious journalist. They have just been running underneath the surface. I recall something recently that the new city council was considering settling the raial discrimination suit. This sounds like they are ready to pull defeat from the jaws of victory there. Is it possible that much of this involving Hinson and Wallace are part of the "settlement" with them?
Posted by: Techster64 | January 28, 2012 at 12:52 PM
Techster, I suspect that elevating Hinson to captain had something to do with his lawsuit against the city. Perhaps the city manager's office felt this would make it less likely his case would go to court and/or succeed there.
Some of us, of course, have felt these matters SHOULD be litigated in court.
Posted by: Joe Guarino | January 28, 2012 at 12:58 PM