Why can't that Ferguson, MO, cop be identified from his

[Skidmore]

cruiser number? Aren't cruisers assigned to the cop like a badge is?

[Rex]

1. Because they are lying their asses off?

And fessing up is not something they do.

[Lurks Often]

2. I don't believe cruisers are assigned that way

at least not from my personal experience from doing some ride alongs with a suburban police department. In fact in some smaller departments the cruisers are probably being driven 2 shifts out of three if not all three.

[TorchTheWitch]

3. I've never heard of police vehicles being permanently assigned

I'm not seeing how it's possible seeing as regular maintenence needs doing, they wouldn't want any vehicles sitting too long or any vehicles accureing more milage than others. I'm sure they wouldn't want vehicles being assigned so that they're being kept clean by some officers or trashed up by others. I know my local department officers just get whatever vehicles are currently available. They also have some new vehicles and some old ones. How to decide fairly who gets a new vehicle and who has to use an old one? Easier just to assign vehicles each shift according to what's available at the time.

Different departments might do things differently though depending on how many vehicles they have, what types and what condition they're in, etc.

[Warpy]

4. Maybe out of consideration for any family he has in the area

Until and unless charges are filed my guess is he won't be identified.

[Skidmore]

5. The scrutiny is about the performance of his job as a public servant

and the public deserves to know about what happened and how he has handled it in the past. The family of that boy did not get the same consideration.

[MohRokTah]

7. There will never be any charges

Cops are hired murderers now.

[alcibiades_mystery]

8. So if charges are never filed he won't be identified?

Are you insane?

[Warpy]

10. No, just sanguine

unless somebody in the department who hates his guts leaks his name.

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. Police internal reports on shootings are public record

In any case, the family will be suing this guy for wrongful death, you can count on that.

I suspect we won't get through the weekend without his being named.

And we shouldn't.

[MohRokTah]

6. The cops are now worse than the gangs

And the Blue Baracade will never let a bad cop go down.

No cop should ever be trusted by anybody.

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Because, together they stand, divided they fall.

I finally understand that the motto was never meant to include people like me.

[NYC_SKP]

11. Stop complaining. And be sure to surrender your Second Amendment rights...

It's the popular thing to do.

Nothing to see here, move along....



K/R

[malaise]

13. Because in Brownback's state Sunshine laws are selective

They even arrest journalists.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

14. You do realize

that Brownback isn't the governor of MO, right?

[malaise]

15. See I mixed up Kansas City, Missouri with

Kansas the state.

Sorted it out - it's Jay Nixon the Democrat.
LOLing at mysef