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Georgia mayor admits to tracking police chief’s vehicle; entire full-time police force resigns (www.wsbtv.com)
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Timmons says he placed a tracker on the police chief’s truck and a surveillance camera on a car wash pointing at city hall where the chief’s office is because the mayor’s signature goes on the chief’s time sheets and he had concerns about them.

“The mayor’s position is not just shaking hands and kissing babies,” Timmons said.

But the mayor says he did not expect officers’ signatures on a bunch of resignation letters and did not expect the entire full-time Milner police department to resign effective Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The mayor wants to and says he’ll be able to keep a police department. In the meantime, the sheriff will patrol.

Milner Police Chief Lamar Bunn says he’s done nothing wrong.

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[+] -27 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Nah, I'm with the police on this one

This is a micromanager using trackers and cameras to watch exactly when the police chief is, and isn't, in his office

Fuck that. I don't care who you are, your boss shouldn't be managing by stalking you

If the mayor was worth anything, he'd be managing the chief based on results, not how long he was in the office

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  • [–] [S] 58 points 2 days ago

    The article clearly states that the police movements were tracked because their time sheets were suspect.

    In a city/state/country with functional oversight, this wouldn't be a problem and these lengths wouldn't be necessary, but apparently they are.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 day ago

    People with the power to kill members of the public HAVE to answer to someone elected by the public (IMHO). Far too many police forces answer to NO ONE and tell their mayor/city council to kick rocks. That is dangerous and intolerable.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago*

    Nah fuck the police. They are able to just randomly shoot innocent people, access tracking technology that lets them know everything any specific person does and rarely, if ever, answer to anyone. They like watching everyone, they can deal with someone watching them to make sure they're doing their damn jobs

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    This only is somewhat reasonable if police have salaries that cannot obtain overtime.

    That's not how police are structured in the US, especially in red states. Police in the US can receive overtime, therefore, there should be some basic check on whether or not they're actually doing anything, or even showing up for the time they state.

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