And Even More Disrespect from Denver Police, Cop who Killed 15 Year Old Black Boy gets Job Back

He returned to work Monday, 11 months after receiving one of the stiffest penalties for a fatal police shooting in Denver in connection with the killing of a developmentally disabled teen. Officer James Turney is back on the job and sitting behind a desk. Turney is now working in the police department's technology and support division, police spokesman Sonny Jackson said Tuesday. Turney's 10-month suspension was lifted in January by a civil service commission hearing officer. Although Turney has said he wants to return to patrol, the final decision was up to Police Chief Gerry Whitman, who said last year he would be assigning Turney to an administrative post upon his return. Last April, Manager of Safety Al LaCabe suspended Turney for 10 months without pay. The suspension came almost a year after Turney shot and killed 15-year-old Paul Childs, who wielded a knife. "He shouldn't have a job, period," said Helen Childs, who was reached at her home Tuesday evening. "He should be in jail where he belongs." At the very least, she says, Turney should have been fired for killing her son in July 2003. She said she takes some comfort knowing he's assigned to a desk job. "I'm glad he's not on the streets because he would do it again," Childs said. In January, Civil Service Commission hearing officer John Criswell overturned Turney's 10-month penalty, saying Turney should not have been disciplined for the shooting The city has filed an appeal of the ruling with the Civil Service Commission.[more]

Comments

[Brian Willingham]

As a Black police officer in Flint, Michigan, who is a husband and father I fear for this nation with regard to police relations to so called minority communities. We are in a great deal of denial about our history and how it impacts policing of minority communities today. Until we deal with history and make radical changes in police training, the shootings and beatings of minorities will continue. I travel the country speaking on this issue. I am the author of "Soul of a Black Cop." For more info. please see my website www.soulofablackcop.com I can be reached at 810-513-1407 or bkwillingham1884@sbcglobal.net

[thebirth777]

Dang advertise the book my brother do ur thing.

Hystory teachs nothing but conform and restraint, for ever death there is a death then alot of shottings would stop and the thought would be dang if i wrongly kill this man maybe my daughter or son maybe next so let me just arrest him and take him in..
Hystory is built on making some one bend over and be subdued by thoughts of the writer in question, lets not think of the past but focus on now and why they allow such bull to continue, well people are people and and eye for and eye should be just a sjustified as yea it was a wrongfull and regreetable death..

Alluh Ak-bar = GOD IS MERCIFUL

please excuse my spelling, I am just one of the people..

[Rick James Forever]

U Fucking Crackers are going to pay. You think this war is going on for nothing. Your fighting for money. Were fighting for god. The time has come.

[Schoulayer]

There is no point behind slaughtering of innocent people who have done nothing to you. If your pissed at a specific white person that does not mean all 'crackers' are out to get you.

Thats what racism IS.

In my own limited experience if I noticed in my localized area nearly all black people are on welfare, and thought 'damn lazy black people, they should work harder.' is that very fair? No... because I've noticed a trend in a small area and generalized it to apply to ALL black people. I didn't look outside my bounds to see there are many black people who work and have jobs.

Don't insult us 'crackers' because you hear stories like this and assume we're all out to get you, you'll find many of us aren't bad.