He choose to resign, bless him, he is a good man, with convictions of what he believes in, the Mayor, who is running for re-election said the chief didn't do as he was ‘told’ to do, so this is what the Mayor did....
Also, as the former Police Chief came out of the building, all the news feeds where there, because the Mayor had called them and told them that the Police Chief was going to make a decision on what he should have done when told to earlier by the Mayor....
What's wrong with the Police nowadays you ask? For one, they can't do their jobs, yes there are some bad ones out there, but don't you think if you picked someone who has a 25 year police career and the people loved him, you would let that person do their job, and not worry about re-election...
Salt Lake City has lost a great man, and his men know it...I hope he knows how much we respect him for standing up for what he believes in...