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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts) Sat May 16, 2020, 05:31 PM May 2020

Ahmaud Arbery Shooting Spurs Calls to Disband Police Force

A grand jury last year faulted the department for a culture of coverup and abuse of power, prompting efforts to overhaul the agency that were gathering momentum when Mr. Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, was killed on Feb. 23. Four days after his death, another grand jury indicted Police Chief John Powell and three other current and former officers over alleged wrongdoing in a narcotics unit.

Some officials and residents are now calling for the department to be shut down and for the Glynn County Sheriff’s Office to take over. Glynn County has both an elected sheriff, whose office oversees the jail and courthouse security, and an appointed police chief, whose department handles patrolling and criminal investigations.

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Ahmaud Arbery Shooting Spurs Calls to Disband Police Force (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper May 2020 OP

They want the County Sheriff's Office to take over? Grins May 2020 #1

That does not sound like a great idea to me. bottomofthehill May 2020 #2

When the DA overruled them exboyfil May 2020 #3

So they disband the police and the Sheriff hires all his corrupt police friends as Deputies? Thomas Hurt May 2020 #4

they just need police... stillcool May 2020 #5

When I went to school at UGA in the late '70's jpak May 2020 #6

Grins

(7,239 posts)

1. They want the County Sheriff's Office to take over?

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 05:40 PM

May 2020

Pan, meet fire.

Not in all cases, and not massively, but my experience has been Police Depts. are better than Sheriffs Depts.

bottomofthehill

(8,351 posts)

2. That does not sound like a great idea to me.

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 05:40 PM

May 2020

The people who run the jails have a very different skill set than those who police the general community. Better training for the police force is a much better solution

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

3. When the DA overruled them

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 05:43 PM

May 2020

According to their story, they should have kicked it to the GBI.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)

4. So they disband the police and the Sheriff hires all his corrupt police friends as Deputies?

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 05:44 PM

May 2020

Might be time to time to start from scratch or at least do some serious review and investigation into any cop in that department.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)

5. they just need police...

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 06:13 PM

May 2020

to police the police.

In 2018, the department lost its certifications with the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement—both of which are voluntary programs that provide standards around police training and professional development.

Butch Ayers, a spokesman for the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, said the Glynn County Police Department “fell out of compliance” with several of the group’s standards, including documentation of training and required audits of the evidence room.

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In 2017, Glynn County police supervisors learned that an officer in a narcotics unit had an improper relationship with a confidential informant, but failed to investigate and covered it up, according to a report by the grand jury. At least one supervisor refused to be interviewed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and urged others not to cooperate, the report said.

jpak

(41,760 posts)

6. When I went to school at UGA in the late '70's

Reply to yortsed snacilbuper (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2020, 06:17 PM

May 2020

Sheriff after Sheriff after Sheriff was indicted for drug smuggling on a daily basis.

The level of corruption was astonishing for this naive boy from Maine.

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