Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: JUNE 2016 25 GENTS LADIES GREYS It would likely be the worst detail in police history Some people are completely freaked out about pee pees and wee wees while others could care less T here’s been one thing missing from all the hemming, hawing and hubbub about who uses which bathroom in which state recently. No one asked the cops if they are going to enforce these laws. Samantha Michaels with Mother Jones magazine re- cently asked around about this. “That’s a very interesting question. We don’t have po- lice officers sitting at public bathrooms all day long,” a spokesman at the Ra- leigh Police Department told her. Law enforcement officials in Greensboro had a similar response. “We would respond if we received a complaint. It’s not like we would be standing guard at bathrooms,” said Susan Danielsen, a spokes- woman for the department. At the Wilmington Police Department, spokeswoman Linda Rawley said the law is really confusing from an enforcement perspective. “So that means people have to go to the bathroom with birth certificates? Yeah, that was curious to me.” At the Asheville Police Department, spokeswoman Christina Hallingse noted. “We’re not checking birth certificates. We just don’t have the police power to be able to do that in bath- rooms.” In Raleigh it’s pretty much the same. “Our staff, particularly our attorney’s office, is trying to figure out what it all means,” says Damien Graham, an- other spokesman for the Raleigh Police Department. “We haven’t mobilized our police force in any kind of different way. We’re still digesting.” At any rate, there’s now a new official “worst detail” for the men and women of American law enforce- ment. It’s always heart-breaking when someone in a position of trust and power abuses their authority for personal gain. According to recent media reports, a St. Louis police sergeant who was president of an organization who rep- resents black St. Louis police officers has been indicted on multiple fraud charges. Investigators say that Sgt. Darren Wilson, 41, ripped off his own association for more than $80,000. (Wilson is not related to the for- mer Ferguson police officer of the same name, whose shooting of Michael Brown in August triggered protests nationwide.) That’s just a fraction of the $200,000 missing from the Ethical Society of Police. A federal grand jury recently indicted Wilson on nine felony counts of wire fraud. Each count of the indict- ment carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and/or a fine up to $250,000. The association canned Wilson from his position and appointed Sgt. Heather Taylor as its president. “We came forward to In- ternal Affairs to report one of our own officers for what we believed was wrongdo- ing, and they initiated an investigation which we be- lieve was fair and compre- hensive,” she told reporters with the Associated Press. “We’re in agreement with the indictment.” The Ethical Society of Police says it was founded in 1972 in order to “moni- tor and rectify the racial and ethical challenges that confront the St. Louis Met- ropolitan Police Depart- ment.” Alternatively, the St. Louis Police Officers’ Association is predominantly white in terms of membership. Gave into temptation Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you. – Joey Adams “An important and timely book.” - Ray Kelly Former Commissioner of the NYPD GETYOUR COPY TODAY!