Back in Dispatch #383, I guessed this would be the case. Much like his former boss, Karen Richards, McAlexander "always backs the blue", which makes for a catchy political slogan but like so many Republican stances, smacks of fascism.
Police, like any other public servants, should be supported when they perform their jobs well, but held to account when mistakes are made.
A local doctor can face a malpractice suit for a botched procedure and a teacher fired for striking a student, but no charges are brought when a member of the FWPD hits a pedestrian with their car or shoots an unarmed young woman?
Since the Allen County prosecutor has chosen to "back the blue" instead of letting a local jury examine the facts, the only hope for the family of DaChe'na Warren-Hill to find justice now is to attract the attention of a high-profile lawyer like Benjamin Crump or to get the Justice Department involved.
By this point I'm sure that I sound like a broken record, but I'll say it once again: it is long past time for a citizen's review board—aka civilian oversight of law enforcement—in Fort Wayne.
And one more thing: Michael McAlexander needs an opponent in the next election, because running unopposed obviously emboldens his contempt for those he's paid to serve.
There's more to come in the next dispatch.
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