Jacob Fry
Appearances
Revisionist History
Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 2
There was a group of about 2,000 people that came to my home. And they demanded that I come out and talk to them. And I certainly was not in the habit of avoiding my position on the topic. And so my wife, who was seven months pregnant or so, said, yeah, I could get out there and just tell him the truth.
Revisionist History
Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 2
I didn't have security or anything. I walked out there. They called me up to the front and asked if I would defund the police. And at the time, this was a very new phrase. And so I asked them what they meant by it. And they say, well, why don't you get rid of the police? It was pretty clear. And I said no. And I got shamed and booed.
Revisionist History
Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 2
I mean, it was like Game of Thrones style walking through a ton of people that were throwing things at me and spitting on me. But I was certain I did the right thing. There was no question in my mind that refusing to defund the police was the right thing to do.
Revisionist History
Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 2
So here's basically what happened over several decades with this collective bargaining agreement. Um, the raises were limited in exchange for giving over to the police federation, quite a bit of managerial authority. Uh, and so the, the practice largely was let's keep people's property taxes down so that you don't have these magnificent increases in wage. Um,
Revisionist History
Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 2
And in exchange for that, the chief will hand over authorities that should so obviously be with the chief.
Revisionist History
Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 2
There are more than a few instances when we have terminated someone. It works its way up through that arbitration, and the arbitration then overturns the decision that we made. How does that feel for a chief who's making tough calls? You make the tough call. You spend a ton of attorney time litigating a case, and then you ultimately lose. That person comes back on. How does that help culture?
Revisionist History
Memorial Day, 2020 | Part 2
Because that same person is going to talk to all the other officers saying, hey, I did this thing. I got off. this whole concept of a chief making a decision to terminate or discipline and having that decision overturned is detrimental to that chief's ability to run a police department and shift the culture. They gotta be able to set the tone.