Organizations are run from the Top down. The tone is set at the top and they steer organizations one way or another - or they choose to ignore certain things, which effects the organization.
We know that Durham has been afflicted with Corruption in the City Gov't, and we know the DPD has had many scandals.
So young guys show up, they're 23 years old. They see their Dept doing things a certain way - disregarding rules and occasionally some people's rights and justifying it by the end result. They see these officers valued and promoted. How long does it take for that attitude to become pervasive?
I think this is what happened in Durham. I don't see this as anything against Police - I see it against depts and districts - or individuals that have were allowed to flourish in that organization.
The same thing applies to any businees. If you take Corecompany - a software support company - and the management and leaders allow the employees to treat customers rude or act unprofessionally in general - the same thing happens there. Someone gets hired, if they see the guy in the next cube wearing shorts and sandals and coming in late every day - it's going to affect how they dress for work. If people yell and curse normally at work - the new people quickly assimilate.
To me, the DPD is a separate distinct entity than the Maryland State Police.
When an accountant bilks his company, is that a reflection on all accountants?
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Aug 31, 2006 : 9:32 pm ET
DURHAM -- The Durham Police Department's internal investigation into an alleged assault involving several off-duty officers outside a Raleigh sports bar should be complete "in the next week to 10 days, if not sooner," City Manager Patrick Baker said this week.