Turtles all the way down audio book7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The most recent wrench in the gears of oversight in Boulder was the removal of Lisa Sweeney-Miran from the Police Oversight Panel. Instead of seeking common ground and a collaborative solution, our time and energy are squandered in an effort to silence dissenting views. It is endlessly frustrating and speaks to our dispiriting cultural trend of not being willing (or able) to tolerate those we disagree with. In other words, we have found a way to redirect the central controversy away from police misconduct and onto our efforts to stop police misconduct. It should, depressingly, come as no surprise that in creating a panel of community members to participate in the oversight of our law enforcement officers the news would not come from the recommendations of the panel about police misconduct, but rather from the simple existence of the panel. ![]()
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