Comments on: Police, fire officials meet community http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/29/police-fire-officials-meet-community/ the gay community's news source Thu, 23 May 2013 20:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: brian http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/09/29/police-fire-officials-meet-community/#comment-30748 brian Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:42:42 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=29364#comment-30748 Face-time and public relations exercises by EOM/GLBT and MPD/GLLU are OK, but only as far as they go. Such events are only one small aspect of LGBT community policing. PR is no substitute for solid police work and community patrols.

MPD/GLLU’s performance is far from matching its public rhetoric. Closing hate crimes cases by sweeping them under the rug — or ignoring DC’s criminal codes altogether — only invites perps to commit more serious hate crimes. Victims and their friends should be especially wary of promises made by today’s MPD/GLLU.

LGBT activists and residents alike need to keep a skeptical eye on today’s GLLU and its MPD bosses. That goes for their rhetoric and PR, too.

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