Louisville Metro Police Officer Charles Moore has lengthy history of misconduct

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100731/NEWS01/308010027/1008/NEWS01/Louisville+Metro+Police+Officer+Charles+Moore+has+lengthy+history+of+misconduct

Here is a case of a police officer who should have been terminated years ago but a lack of leadership, especially on the part of the current chief of police, has protected this officer from significant discipline or termination. It is even more incredible that Chief White in defending his failure to terminate this officer has admitted there are many other officers just as bad who also remain on the job because he has failed in his responsibility to the community as chief of police. His admission, meant as a defense of his action and an indictment of the newspaper for picking on this officer, only demonstrates Chief White's failure in leadership. Chief White tries another defense of his actions by blaming the union contract that limits him to considering the last three years of disciplinary action when imposing new punishment. In this case the newspaper reporters accurately countered by listing a significant disciplinary record in the last three years before dispensing his last discipline on Officer Moore. Where is the accountability in a police agency if a police officer with such a poor record remains employed as a police officer? One should note the C-J writers failed to ask the mayor for his comment on this situation. Could it be because the C-J did not want to implicate the mayor in this situation when he is in his last six months of office and running for KY lieutenant governor? Chief White has held his position since the consolidation of city and county government and the merger of city and county police departments. He has been a finalist for several major city police agencies. The mayor should ask for his resignation and appoint an interim chief until the new mayor can appoint a new police chief.