Officer Keith Boyer was a 27 year veteran of the Whittier Police force. He and his partner were shot during what began as a routine traffic stop on Monday.
Whittier Police Chief Jeff Piper, though, has more to say on the matter. He’s blaming the killing on a law signed by Governor Jerry Brown that aims to reduce prison overcrowding by letting inmates out early. In addition, he pointed the finger at voters who passed similar ballot initiatives.
“What I want to say to the community of Whittier, community surrounding Whittier and the state is, we need to wake up. Enough is enough. Passing these propositions, you’re creating these laws that are raising crime. It’s not good for our communities and it is not good for our officers. What you have today is an example of that.”
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6 comments:
Good for this police chief speaking up and telling it how it is. Really wish Salisbury had a police chief that would do the same, that is, tell it how it is instead of covering everything up all the time. Take a lesson here, Barbara Duncan.
Yeah if he had still been in prison he wouldn't have been there to shoot that cop. However I doubt the extra time would have made him come out a productive member of society.
You should be working in prison to pay your own way. They should be trained to work somewhat skilled jobs so that when they get out they have an option other than going back to crime.
Check out Governor Hogan's Justice Reinvestment Act.
What a police officer actually telling you like it is and not lie for once? Must be in a different country...
8:35. So police lie more often than convicted criminals in jail for violent crimes? You are most certainly part of what is wrong with our country!
3:32 Well said!
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