Robert Lilly Verified

It is very interesting how these articles do not address the underlying and very serious problems with this section of the Fort Worth Police Department. Interesting that it doesn't mention the HUGE personnel turnover rate in this section - for sometime one having the highest turnover of any City department.

Why should this be?

Could it be that there are NO commissioned police officers or commissioned police supervisors working anywhere in a section that is so import to the safety and welfare of the citizens of Fort Worth – all in the name of “saving money”? Could it be that the non-commissioned manager in charge of this section (for many years)is incapable of retaining employees because of the "draconian" management methods employed? Could it be that the same "manager" consistently fails to have any respect or consideration for either the section's employees or for the field officers or field supervisors who are tasked to provide timely service?

Could it be a certain deputy chief - who has current designs for becoming chief of the department - has unwaveringly supported this "manager" and the decades long inadequate state of affairs in the communications section and who has relentlessly failed to support anyone who might criticize the "status quo" or who might even suggest that the system might be "broken" or could be drastically improved?

Could it be that the Chief of Police was fully aware, from the day he took office, of the serious problems inherent in this “broken system” but, who has for years, allowed himself to be consistently “talked out of” taking any action - for whatever “pressing” reasons that existed each time?

These are serious and important questions that need to be dispassionately and intelligently evaluated and addressed. Why? Because failures here can easily, and repeatedly, place the lives and well being of citizens and field police officers at risk should the system fail.

There ARE a myriad of serious problems involved in this issue that a "new phone system" will not even begin to address.

This unit of the Fort Worth Police Department needs to be "razed" and completely reorganized (and directly managed) by experienced commissioned personnel who have sworn the oath to “protect and serve” the citizens of Fort Worth and who have a real concern and caring for said citizens, the field units that this most important of Sections is required to support, and for their “sworn duty”.

You do get what you pay for.

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Scott Doyle Verified

Indeed, you seem quite vengeful.

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