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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: BlueStateSaint on March 23, 2009, 04:53:02 PM

Title: Schenectady mayor considers options, martial law over police woes
Post by: BlueStateSaint on March 23, 2009, 04:53:02 PM
Being that my in-laws live in the "Electric City" (where GE was huge not all that long ago), this is worth noting by me.


Schenectady mayor considers options, martial law over police woes
Updated: 03/19/2009 06:07 AM
By: Steve Ference

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Schenectady Police Chief Mark Chaires said, "This is unprecedented - all these officers getting in trouble at the same time for all these different reasons.

Five Schenectady police officers recently accused of everything from driving drunk to beating up a man are leading city officials to look at taking drastic action to fix a department tainted by the few who may have acted illegally, like Darren Lawrence and Michael Brown who are accused of driving while intoxicated.

Chief Chaires said, "Those two officers, we're definitely going to seek termination, and we're not ruling it out with any of the officers who are out there.

Police Chief Mark Chaires told us you basically have to fire yourself - essentially a million dollar fine in lost benefits over a lifetime.

Still, Schenectady Mayor Brian Stratton said, "We believe there are five officers now who could face possible termination."



The rest is at:

http://capitalnews9.com/content/top_stories/135816/schenectady-mayor-considers-options--martial-law-over-police-woes/Default.aspx

I heard about this over the weekend, but Drudge picked it up today.  Hence, here it is.

Title: Re: Schenectady mayor considers options, martial law over police woes
Post by: Chris_ on March 23, 2009, 07:40:02 PM
Marshall LAW?!
Title: Re: Schenectady mayor considers options, martial law over police woes
Post by: BlueStateSaint on March 23, 2009, 07:51:27 PM
Quote from: Big Don on March 23, 2009, 07:40:02 PM
Marshall LAW?!

Where is he, anyway?

Oh--from what I've heard, the Schenectady County Sherriff's Department is almost as bad.  So, it would be the New York State Police coming in.
Title: Re: Schenectady mayor considers options, martial law over police woes
Post by: Chris_ on March 23, 2009, 07:53:27 PM
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on March 23, 2009, 07:51:27 PM
Where is he, anyway?

Oh--from what I've heard, the Schenectady County Sherriff's Department is almost as bad.  So, it would be the New York State Police coming in.

Isn't there some kind of Pusse Communist Act or something that'd prevent that?!?!  :-)
Title: Re: Schenectady mayor considers options, martial law over police woes
Post by: BlueStateSaint on March 24, 2009, 05:22:33 AM
Quote from: DefiantSix on March 23, 2009, 07:53:27 PM
Isn't there some kind of Pusse Communist Act or something that'd prevent that?!?!  :-)

Actually, a couple of years ago, there were joint patrols in Schenectady between the Schenectady PD and the NYSP.  One each to a patrol car.  Don't know how that ended up, or what effect it had.  And if the Mayor asks for the NYSP to come in, it's a tad different than if the Governor just said, "Here they come, whether you like it or not."
Title: Re: Schenectady mayor considers options, martial law over police woes
Post by: MarshallLaw on March 24, 2009, 10:29:42 AM
Quote from: Big Don on March 23, 2009, 07:40:02 PM
Marshall LAW?!




Whaddya want?
Title: Re: Schenectady mayor considers options, martial law over police woes
Post by: MarshallLaw on March 24, 2009, 10:30:23 AM
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on March 23, 2009, 07:51:27 PM
Where is he, anyway?





WHAT??!?!?!?!?????!!!


Dammit, what??


I was napping.