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Cedric Alexander |
Really Sgt. Weaver?
In fact, Rochester, NY Police officers have clearly shown that they do not care about individuals with suffering from mental illness.
And I have a different take not only on the Rochester Police department's EDRPT, but also on Cedric Alexander, the man who Rochester Mayor-Elect Lovely Warren says is her top choice for Rochester Police Chief.
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Rochester, NY Police Sgt. Mark Simmons, shot 13-year old LaShedica Mason, who was suicidal. |
Simply put, Rochester Police officer Mark Simmons
tried to kill a suicidal teen.
Instead of getting the man some help, Rochester Police officer Antonio Gonzalez he would record the man on video, while he and his fellow RPD officers laughed and sang the song 'Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting'.'
Gonzalez then posted the video on the Internet and titled it 'Name that Crackhead.'
Once online, Gonzalez and RPD officers Josue Traverzo and Luis Hernandez, commented on the video, continuing to ridicule the man and even listing the numerical address on Jefferson Ave. where the man could be found.
THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED ARE ALSO RIDICULED.
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Photo Rochester, NY Police officer Nelson Soto took of two elderly citizens in cold winter. Soto later posted the photo on social media with the caption: "4 Wheel Drive Wheelchairs." |
and the disabled, is RPD Sgt. Nelson Soto.
Can Alexander ensure that the EDPRT which he created is actually used by Rochester Police officers, before they open fire and execute mentally-ill individuals like Izzy Andino?
Can Alexander stop the racist culture which exists in the Rochester, NY Police department, where officers racially-profile, then arrest young African-American students waiting for a school bus?
Can Alexander stop over zealous cops who abuse their power by beating a one-legged amputee, after picking him up off his motorized wheelchair and slamming him to the concrete sidewalk, then beating him, because he too was also waiting for a bus?
Can Alexander be the Chief that James Sheppard was not?
I read that as Chief in DeKalb County, Georgia, Cedric Alexander has helped restore the image of a police force plagued with misconduct and corruption, including a recent incident where one of his officers, Brandon Brown was caught on video trying to shake down a citizen for a $50.00 bribe, after he caught the woman smoking marijuana.
Officer Brown later resigned. (SEE VIDEO BELOW).
Will Cedric Alexander do the same in Rochester, NY?
Can and will Alexander clean house, and turn around the corrupt Rochester, NY Police department?
One thing is for sure, he's got his work cut out for him.