WHO DO YOU CALL WHEN THE POLICE BREAK THE LAW?

 One section of the 2020 Police Accountability Bill relates directly to the release of body cam video, especially as it relates to police misconduct and police assaults.    

The section seems pretty clear, as follows:  {Police accountability bill, Public Act  20-1 ( page 33) "not later than ninety-six hours following the recorded incident, whichever  is earlier, such recording shall be disclosed, upon request, to the public, subject to the provisions of subsection (g) of this section".

Body camera footage as well as internal surveillance video apparently exists of an alleged assault by Hartford Police Sergeant James Guzie against a female prisoner in the HPD booking facility  in the beginning of March.

This incident was acknowledged by HPD Chief Thody and Guzie was suspended from duty .

I have requested the video, but as of this time HPD has not complied with my request in accordance with Connecticut State law.

This the hypocrisy of  HPD Chief  Jason Thody and Mayor Luke Bronin as they claim publicly that they want to change the culture of HPD but they do the opposite  and cover for problem officers.

Covering for bad cops does not bring about change, it only empowers bad cops to continue unchecked without any fear of being held accountable.

Has  Hartford not learned anything from the Chauvin trial?

IT'S TIME TO SHOW YOUR IRISH PRIDE

 As the saying goes, everyone is Irish on Saint Patrick's Day. Now is your chance to be a part of the Irish heritage and pride all year long..

The Irish Home in Glastonbury is facing tough times and the building itself is in need of repairs. As with many businesses and organizations, the Covid 19 pandemic has caused some difficult times. The home was established in 1945.

The Irish home has survived over the years with memberships and revenue derived from renting the hall for events such as parties and weddings. Since the bottom fell out of the market over a year ago, the Irish Home has been dealing with a shortage of revenues .

Hopefully that revenue stream will start to rebound once  things start getting back to normal, but there is no guarantee of  when that will happen.

If you can, please try to make a donation to the "Go Fund me" page to help save the Irish Home and help Irish events such as the Annual Saint Patrick's Day events survive. Click here to donate please, .https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/irishamericanhome