Comments on: Sunday Post Raises Questions about Police Officer Involved in 2008 Shooting Death of Langley Park Latino

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:22:46 +0000

This same officer was involved with beating Maryland resident Shawn M. Leake during a traffic stop over the tint on his car.

Classic case of cop gone bad....

By: Christine MacDonald

Christine MacDonald — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:40:26 +0000

Jim, You know so many insider details of the case, it makes me doubt your objectivity. Good to see my story generating so much attention, though.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:07:03 +0000

Christine,
As a "journalist" (obviously a stretch) your job is to report facts. You do not know all the facts, yet want Jackson fired because the SUSPECTS family says he did no wrong. Did you know Jackson received stitches in his face because of the taped altercation? As far as his shooting, how do you think he ended up in an apartment with the SUSPECTS? As he was fighting for his life they ended up going through an apartment door, Jackson didnt just walk in and shoot someone. Good thing your crappy blog is free, although I wouldnt even print it and use it to line a hamsters cage

By: christine MacDonald

christine MacDonald — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:03:04 +0000

Hey listen, Skipper,
I acknowledged the error and made the correction. There is no effort to escape accountability here. It doesn't look like the same can be said of PG County Police Department in its internal investigations of Jackson. What's your real beef? Are you hoping that by pummeling the city paper you can avoid the issue the story raised?

By: Skipper

Skipper — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:48:53 +0000

More like readers who want accurate information from the City Paper and accountability in the City Paper acknowledging blatant errors are out in full force.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:10:10 +0000

The cop defenders are out in full force, I see.

By: Skipper

Skipper — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:05:37 +0000

Your correction was a major douche move: Rather than simply deleting the text to erase the embarrassment of incorrect facts, why not act like a professional and simply strike out the wrong facts and note the correction in an update at the bottom of the post?

By: concerned

concerned — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:55:06 +0000

i work with the police quite often and have very good relationships and trust the ones that i work with; however this is very troubling. it's not a matter of questioning every move by the police - but when an officer is involved in shooting an unarmed man on an open container arrest (did he ever hear of pepper spray??) and then is involved in beating a man on a traffic stop...and the article does say the officer hit the man with a fist after he pulled him out. that is incredibly troubling!! the officer should be fired. there is a right and wrong way to act...officers should be held to a high standard. i know it is dangerous out in dc and pg county...but they can't abuse the power they were given.

By: Christine MacDonald

Christine MacDonald — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:47:57 +0000

Good point about the sheriff's department shooting the mayor's dogs. Mia culpa, mia culpa. Just fixed it. That's what I get for blogging on Sunday. But I stick by my general point; what is Jackson doing still on the force when there's more than one indication that he is not cut out for the job?

By: Sally

Sally — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:26:45 +0000

Fact checking at the City Paper has been eliminated as a way to save money.

By: Check your facts

Check your facts — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:49:33 +0000

It was the Sheriff's Office, not the County Police, that shot the Mayor's dogs. Two completely separate agencies, missions, training, and employees.

You wonder what is going on with the County Police, I wonder what's going on with the relentless and inaccurate (e.g., Cherkis two weeks ago claiming the police were giving two different versions of the same shooting, when it was in fact two different shootings) questioning of every move the police make.

(I know, I know - you are certain that your point is still valid even though you did not know what you were saying, blah, blah, etc. and apparently did not read the Post's other story two months ago about how long it takes the County Police to investigate shootings - even straight forward ones - which would explain the delays.)