re: #25 Tumulus11

‘Mr. Kerlikowske was most recently the police chief in Seattle, a city known for experimenting with drug programs. […]
Mr. Kerlikowske said he opposed the city’s 2003 initiative on police priorities. His officers, however, say drug enforcement — especially for pot crimes — took a back seat, according to Sgt. Richard O’Neill, president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild. One result was an open-air drug market in the downtown business district, Mr. O’Neill said.
‘The average rank-and-file officer is saying, ‘He can’t control two blocks of Seattle, how is he going to control the nation?’ ’ Mr. O’Neill
said.’

. Uh-oh.

Most of us up here in Seattle agree; he has not been a good a police chief. Career standouts include:
*The riots that erupted on Mardi Gras in 2001 literally on his watch.
*Taking such care of his personal firearm that it was stolen out of his unlocked, unmarked police cruiser.
*His advocacy of bans on semi-automatic rifles and for requiring background checks on private sales at gun shows, and his belief that gun dealers should be left open to lawsuits.

The list goes on from there.