|
"Would that every police department in America followed Danville’s lead in moments like these."
|
How do we know all this just days after incident? Because the Danville Police Department and Chief Booth, continuing a 14-year-old policy of former Chief Broadfoot, released on Wednesday the names of the officers involved within three days of the shooting, in addition to releasing on Tuesday body-cam footage of the encounter. Booth, and Broadfoot before him, know that the public’s trust in its police is only as strong as the last major incident and that the best way to preserve that trust is to be as open as possible as quickly as possible with the public. On Sunday and Monday following the shooting, while police were pulling together the facts, rumors — as they always do — swirled. But behind the scenes Monday and Tuesday, Chief Booth was meeting with the family, ministers and other concerned citizens, showing them the body-cam footage and trying to address their concerns and answer their questions. Open, forthright and honest: That’s how Chief Booth and his department have been with the Jones family at this horrific time and with the public the department serves and protects. Would that every police department in America followed Danville’s lead in moments like these.
Register & Bee
IT IS open to debate whether the $8.5 billion Maryland has offered to spend to attract Amazon to locate its second headquarters in the state would bring a good return on investment. But, to the credit of Maryland lawmakers, at least the pros and cons of this lucrative incentive package were the subject of an open debate. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of officials in the District and Virginia, who have cloaked details of their offers to the tech giant in secrecy. As part of an effort to lure Amazon to a site in Montgomery County, the Maryland legislature gave bipartisan approval to a package proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) of credits, incentives and grants. The incentives are the largest ever offered in Maryland and make up the most lucrative of the bids for HQ2 that have become public. “Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” is how proponents framed the chance to land 50,000 jobs, while critics saw a “race to the bottom” by jurisdictions seeking to outdo each other with bigger breaks for the giant company. (Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos owns The Washington Post.)
The Washington Post
|
