Mayor Hession Report

Notice how the mayor and the the new chief match up in their interests, such as jogging? It's as if they were put together by a dating service. And It does not augur well for us that the chief sees the Spokane department as devoid of any good ole boy philosophy.

It is good the mayor wants a limited review of the police department. But why doesn't he just do it himself and then provide the council with his results to form a basis for some kind of public hearings on their part. That's one thing our system sorely lacks: true public oversight hearings. As for the mayor conducting his own fact finding investigation, he's an attorney and so should be up to the job. Let's face it, he's going to appoint someone with same judicial temperment as himself. I say, hold his feet to the fire. If he thinks he is too busy, he can appoint someone to take over his other duties.