cough up the gun sunshine...
Posted on 06/04/2008 5:57:43 PM PDT by walkerk
After being assailed by the police officer whose satiric videos earned him and nearly two dozen others suspensions in 2005, San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong acknowledged that she has gone years without taking the target practice required for officers who carry guns.
The head of the city's Police Commission said today that the panel was likely to take disciplinary action against Fong, which could range from a letter of reprimand to something more severe.
Department rules require all police officers who carry guns to pass shooting range tests every six months. Fong said in a statement this week that "the duties of a police chief are demanding and time-consuming. I acknowledge that I have not scheduled time for firearms re-qualifications. This will be addressed for future re-qualifications."
Fong did not say when she last took a target-practice session at the department's shooting range near Lake Merced or when she would be tested next.
The issue of Fong's proficiency with a gun was raised last week by Officer Andrew Cohen. He wrote to Police Commission President Theresa Sparks that the chief had gone five years without being certified, which he called "an egregious matter of misconduct."
"I know the chief is busy, and an occasional lapse or non-appearance may be justified," Cohen wrote. "However, 10 consecutive failures to qualify are simply outrageous and insulting to all the men and women of the department."
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Under department policy, failing to qualify on the shooting range results in admonishment for a first offense, followed by a reprimand for a second, a possible suspension for the third and an automatic suspension for the fourth.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
if i remember correctly,
she’s the first les chief.
Good golly! Where to start?
cough up the gun sunshine...
From a safety standpoint, it’s probably a good thing that Feather Hong didn’t show up at the range.
If she had her way SFPD probably wouldn’t be an armed force, much less the rest of us.
Is that a hot babe or what? Or what?
Excuse me a moment....
I feel better now.
It was a PC way of telling me no matter how well you qualify whitey you were too white,too straight too male and too small. I was 5'6” 175 at the time could bench more than my own weight,practiced jiu-jitsu and karate and shot recreationally. I at least knew which end of the pistol the round exited which was more than some of my fellow “candidates”. It was the first time I was aware I was being discriminated against on the basis of my race, gender and sexual orientation. If the the SFPD wants to fill out their force with AA hires good luck.
Funny, thanks for the info.
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