PWC police Chief Charlie T. Deane has stated that he needs $3.1 million to install cameras in all 250 to 270 vehicles and that would protect officers against accusations of racial profiling.
Where has Chief Deane been for the last 20 years when racial profiling was on the forefront of almost every news story involving law enforcement misconduct?
Well, he was opposed to cameras in police vehicles for years. Now all of sudden, when he can create havoc with the Prince William County budget, he is all for it. I’m surprised he doesn’t need new cars and radios. He could ask for them in the illegal immigration resolution budget.
Chief Deane knows that if emergencies do not exist, you don’t ask for new equipment. New equipment is budgeted for outgoing years based on a careful assessment of need. Has Chief Deane performed a risk management matrix to support these cameras? If he has, I would love to see it.
Incredulous as it may seem, Chief Deane has the full support of Supervisor Maureen Caddigan,R-Dumfries. She says, “We will fund what the chief needs.”
Well, there you go, Chief Deane, let’s get creative and see what else you would like to buy.
DONNA WIDAWSKI
Gainesville District
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