Denver sheriff’s deputies don’t have a good sense of timing, choosing to hold a rally on Monday to build public support while the city defends itself in an excessive-force case involving the sheriff’s department.
And it gets worse.
The family of former inmate Marvin Booker, who is suing the city, and hoisted a sign that said, “Stop whining, murderous crybabies.”
Epic PR fail.
Few want to hear the lament of sheriff’s deputies who are responsible for recent disastrous outcomes, including the city’s $3.25 million settlement with former inmate Jamal Hunter, who was choked by a deputy and scalded by other inmates while a deputy looked away.
The department is undergoing deep scrutiny, a new sheriff is being sought and a federal judge has called for a federal investigation.
Now, comes the union saying it isn’t getting support from the administration as deputies deal with a rise in inmate assaults and negative news stories.
The audacity of deputies in complaining about their treatment is perhaps a glimpse of the real problem in the jail.
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