It is abundantly clear that a terrible mistake was made in forcing former police Chief David Wray to resign. Recent events have only magnified that fact.
The forced resignation of former police Chief David Wray has left him in a state of limbo for the past two years. In spite of his spotless law enforcement record (undergraduate and graduate degrees in law enforcement, Harvard Executive Program graduate, Police Academy honors graduate, unblemished 28 year career), he is unable to seek employment in a law enforcement position commensurate with his experience and background as long as the cloud from the so called “black book” episode hangs over his head.
There is absolutely no credible reason to believe that Wray engaged in illegal racial targeting activities. Think about it: a twenty-eight year veteran police officer with sterling credentials, an unblemished record, at the pinnacle of his career, and coming up on retirement; what possible reason could he have to turn against a lifetime of accomplishment in favor of a sinister racial plot? What could he stand to gain? He comes from a highly regarded family with a history of work in law enforcement, is deeply religious, and is known for a solid work ethic. It simply does not compute.
Wray has suffered two years of humiliation and underemployment. The city has an opportunity to partially right this wrong by going on record and saying that a mistake was made in his termination, and offering a sincere apology to him. If the city can find the courage and grace to admit that a mistake was made in the Wray matter and agree to provide employment reference based on his actual service record, I sincerely believe a giant step will have been taken in restoring faith in the leadership of our great city. A lot of citizens will feel better toward the city as a consequence.
I cannot attend the Monday evening town meeting due to a prior commitment, but I intend to deliver a question along this same line to the program moderator prior to the meeting and hope that it will see light of day during the forum.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
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Bill, help me out here because I'm trying to track it down.
When was Wray accused of "illegal racial targeting activities" and who made that accusation?
I'm with you Bill. It's high time the City brought a case against David Wray or got off the pot they're obviously smoking. If they can't bring a case against him then his retirement and back pay should be restored.
And while I know David Wray and believe him to be innocent if he has done anything wrong then the City needs to make their case so this thing can finally be ended.
David has suffered miserably because of this incident, lost a home to pay legal bills and suffered many other personal losses as well and it's simply wrong for the city to continue to drag it out simply to prolong his suffering or hide the guilt on the part of the Bobble heads and "city leaders."
"And while I know David Wray and believe him to be innocent if he has done anything wrong then the City needs to make their case so this thing can finally be ended."
Billy, you and I (indeed EVERYONE but the enablers) know that the city and Mitch Johnson has had ample opportunity to present their side of the story and make their case with solid evidence that stands on its own merits.
They have failed miserably time after time.
They no longer (I believe) have a sympathetic newspaper to champion the cause.
They have nothing to offer except their track record of smear, side-winding, double talk, and outright fabrications and distortions.
It's the beginning of the end, and it's up to us to make the end happen.
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