Posted on 12/19/2025 8:53:01 PM PST by lightman
Washington, D.C. Chief of Police Pam Smith resigned in disgrace on Friday after a scathing report released earlier this week.
The House Oversight Committee report revealed that Smith coerced department officials into manipulating crime data across the District. The report claimed that she urged district commanders to “reduce crime statistics by any means necessary."
The investigation into Smith uncovered systemic abuse of criminal reporting practices within the department. The Oversight Committee stated that:
“Testimony revealed that Chief Smith prioritized lowering publicly reported crime numbers over reducing actual crime, placing intense pressure on district commanders to produce low crime statistics by any means necessary. Commanders also testified that Chief Smith pushed for more frequent use of lesser, intermediate charges—which are not publicly reported—and required certain crimes to be reviewed by her office, actions that together amounted to manipulating crime data to present the illusion of lower crime in the District.”
Smith denied these allegations in her resignation press conference, “Make no mistake, you can say what you want to say. But I live in this city, and I felt it myself. I felt the shift. And I’m going to repeat it. I never, and never would have, encouraged, intimidated, retaliated, or told anyone to change their numbers. Never would I have done that.”
Smith launched into a self-censored tirade against her critics, stating: “So I’m going to the Bible when I say this to my haters: F you.”
Members of the crowd were heard laughing after her statement.
Alleged Pam Smith “hater” Republican Rep. James Comer (KY-1) released this statement along with the initial Oversight report: “Every single person who lives, works, or visits the District of Columbia deserves a safe city, yet it’s now clear the American people were deliberately kept in the dark about the true crime rates in our nation’s capital.
Smith’s resignation comes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guardsmen by an illegal immigrant last month.
When you cease to be a good influence--
it is time to become a good riddance!
I wonder what his name is on here, lol.
Err.. her..
Proving again, women in power who fail spectacularly, are such professionals. If a guy did this he’d never work again in his field, and most others.
You can’t put women in high positions of power. Everything is taken personal, everything is feelings, if they are questioned they misinterpret as questioning their ability, or the woman card gets whipped out if its a guy...
Nope. The experiments are done. Even most women don’t like working for women bosses.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low
I am pretty sure that isn’t in the Bible.
Except when you did.
>> Smith launched into a self-censored tirade against her critics, stating: “So I’m going to the Bible when I say this to my haters: F you.”
Losing an intelligent, mature, self-controlled class act like Pam would be a blow to *any* police department. I’m sure she’ll find a new job quickly, they’re hungry for talent like her in (say) rural Texas or Florida. DC’s loss will be Dimebox’s gain.
Bury her stupid ass under the jail.
>> I am pretty sure that isn’t in the Bible.
Not in any of the versions you & I study, but there’s new versions coming out every day — have you checked the QPV? (Queer Progressive Version)
Maybe it should be.
...and OF COURSE this one sports that bull-dyke “man-cut” and is “...notable for being the first African-American woman to hold this position...”. Naturally!
Shaniqua be big mad
“To my haters...”
Wow. Starts out deflecting. No responsibility taken.
Not sorry at all, just sorry she got caught.
Good riddance, you waste of flesh.
Maybe it’s in the Eubonics Version.
This DEI hire just showed who she always was. Chief my ass.
What a Baby.
I’ll bet somebody just went home and kicked the dog!
That should have been the easiest thing to do. bow out gracefully, but please do bow out.
Now, she will have plenty of time to learn what
“Chain Of Command” means.
I rate her opus....poor
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