Ah, but the chief initially did what most all cops do: support the actions of the officers.
When the Chief was thrown under the proverbial bus by the mayor of ABQ, and the Mayor called on the DOJ (already investigating the ABQ cops since November of 2012) to investigate this shooting specifically, suddenly then the Chief of APD starts back-peddling.
It sort of proves my point. Cops close ranks and support the most atrocious behavior out of other cops - until suddenly it is *their* pension, personally, that is in danger. Then, and only then, will they start admitting that “mistakes were made” in the most passive of grammatical constructions.
I was referring to a news article about the chief that hit the wires on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 8:54 am. I was surmising on why the tough guys didn’t show up on the thread. i.e., they had plenty of time to back peddle themselves by the time CD posted the story.