Sanford Police Department: Rotten for a long time

Not only are the Sanford Police not protecting their community. Not only are the Sanford Police misrepresenting police departments and the work police departments do. Not only are the Sanford Police guilty of procedural lapses and possibly illegal actions. The Sanford Police are immoral bullies who are lazy, inept, and hyper-confident that their badges and career-titles will protect them from anything and everything.

[Ben Jealous, the president of the NAACP]  called Sanford a "deeply distressed" town with a police department that has shown "a pattern and practice of abuse and discrimination."

But he said the spotlight offers a moment of healing and hope.

"Right now, this moment means that parents who may not have gotten justice are more likely to get justice," Jealous said. "This moment means that a city called Sanford that was in deep crisis long before Trayvon Martin visited it, may finally get something approaching a real resolution to that crisis."

I hope that from the years of pain, frustration, anger, and hatred can come something truly meaningful, and that lessons learned can be learned in a timely manner, appropriately applied, and never forgotten. I hope that finally being able to give a voice to that which has encapsulated the hearts and souls of community members will be the beginning of the long and extremely painful task of healing, renewed hope, and pulling the community together with something other than hate, distrust, fear, and despair.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/09/trayvon-martin-cops-botched-investigation_n_1409277.html