With less than a month left in office, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo has picked a fight with the city's Police Officers' Association over the investigation of officer misconduct that could reverberate through city politics for years to come.
"We're past the point in which we can continue to believe Americans will simply assume the police should police themselves," Liccardo said during a press conference at City Hall.
Liccardo said the change would result in investigations are more thorough, transparent and trusted by the public. Sean Pritchard, President of the San Jose Police Officers' Association, said the plan was ill-advised and accused the mayor of political grandstanding as he leaves office. Under the current system, the Office of the Independent Police Auditor reviews internal affairs investigations but lacks the authority or staff to directly investigate cases of misconduct. Current Independent Police Auditor Shavin Nurre said that system unfairly weights the scales of justice in favor of the police.
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