When a D.C. cop speaks out unfavorably against the department, they can expect a little hostility in the workplace. Best case: they'll get some kind of written warning. Worst case:  they'll get transferred to a dull desk job. One thing they may not count on is a personal attack from Attorney General Peter Nickles.
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Earlier this week, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan warned AG Peter Nickles: "You're playing games with the wrong judge." Sullivan was referring to the AG's near endless stall tactics in the Pershing Park cases. These tactics include attempting to preventing depositions from being taken, and fighting the release of documents to the public. But [...]

When news broke yesterday that a D.C. Police Detective had come forward to dispute former Chief Charles Ramsey's assertion that he did not order the arrests in Pershing Park in 2002, I immediately thought of Kathy Patterson.
Few fought harder to get at the truth of what led to Pershing Park than the former D.C. councilmember. [...]