Regarding the controversial 1986 video the police made titled "Under the Viaduct"

[Tx4obama]

Related article...

Interim police chief apologizes for homeless video

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's new interim police chief apologized Thursday for participating in a 1986 Seattle police training video that "made light of homelessness."

The video shows some officers dressed as homeless people under a viaduct. Set to the tune of "Under The Boardwalk," the footage shows the "homeless" drinking, breaking into cars and being rousted by police as they sing the altered lyrics of "Under The Viaduct."

Assistant Chief Jim Pugel, who will take over as interim chief when Chief John Diaz retires at the end of May, appears in the video as a wine-drinking homeless man.

Pugel apologized, both in writing and at a news conference Thursday evening.

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http://news.yahoo.com/interim-police-chief-apologizes-homeless-video-042342093.html

[Scootaloo]

1. Well, that explains a lot.

I wonder if Portland's cops do this as an annual event or something.

[MADem]

2. Amateur "comedy" videos to celebrate workplace peculiarities never seem to end well.

This video is as old as my car. Back in that era, people were very mean--greed was good, being an asshole was celebrated. Look who was president, after all...

I would imagine that the interim Chief has been sensitized to these issues in the intervening years. I would hope so, anyway.