Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mayor Daley Backs Secrecy in Government:Doesn't Want to Release Rogue Cop Complaints and Stimulus Wish List

The Chicago Tribune reports:
Mayor Richard Daley today said he supported Police Supt. Jody Weis' refusal to publicly release the list of officers who have been the subject of repeated complaints, a decision that defies two federal judges.

Daley said many complaints against officers are "unfounded and meritless." Those officers do not deserve to have their names made public, the mayor said.
and
Daley again defended his refusal to release his “wish list” of projects that the city would fund with federal money from the recently approved economic stimulus package.
No comment on any of this from William Hanhardt, former Chief of Detectives of the Chicago Police Department.Sometimes complaints aren't meritless.