#9  FWPD How are they doing? (Part 2)

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 My name is Anthony Sosa and today we have Amber O’Dell, Thomas Moore and  Christie Beamer here  to discuss local issues regarding the FWPD. This episode ran a little long so we had to break it up into 2 parts. This is Part 2 of 2 and in Part 1 Amber covered the Bowman and Del Carmen Expert Police Panel Report. This report was pretty thorough and dense and details many issues with the current state of the dept and lays a great foundation for the conversations to come here in part 2.

In this part, part 2, Christie breaks down the Sunset Commission for us, it’s role and its report on FWPD and “opportunities for growth.” Thomas will discuss some of the findings from No Sleep Till Justice’s FOIA request regarding FWPD incidents and finally I will present some recent news stories regarding FWPD and Keller PD.  

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The Guardian Article on Nelda and John Price

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/08/fort-worth-texas-police-elderly-black-couple

Fort Worth Police Lieutenant Arrested For DWI In Front Of Elementary School

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/12/10/fort-worth-police-lieutenant-gary-hawley-arrested-dwi-grapevine/

Fort Worth Police Officer Fired For Sharing Racist Post On Facebook

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/10/02/fort-worth-police-officer-terminated-for-sharing-racist-post-facebook/

The New York Times Article on Keller PD

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/27/us/marco-puente-texas-police-arrest.html

Keller PD Bodycam video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDrd9vZXrjE&feature=emb_title

“Thirty-four states still allow police officers to have consensual sex with detainees.”

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/03/195224/new-york-police-sexual-assault-legal-loophole-closed