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Welcome Chief Kirkpatrick

I have to say I'm rather pleased with the selection of our new police chief, and not just because she's a woman (though that doesn't hurt, since I think the local police culture needs to be shaken up in more ways than one). This from s-r.com:

SR.com: Kirkpatrick will be new Spokane chief: Her tenure in both previous chief’s position has been marked by what she calls her “5 cardinal rules,” which are:
• No harassing, bullying or discriminatory language, “including zero tolerance of male white-bashing.”
• No lying. “You lie, you die,” she says.
• No abuse of authority.
• Nothing that causes lack of trust in the department. Examples include no sex on duty, no reckless driving in a patrol car, and never failing to take a rape report.
• No insubordination.

Hey, that's a good list. If she actually follows that list, we'll have a good start on our hands. And, well, she may have to be firing our current chief post haste.

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