This blog post written on July 7th, 2014 by Don Hooper in Big Jolly Politics titled, "Is the Houston Police Department keeping us safe?" brings lots of issues from over the years into the light. This post, directed towards any Texas resident, but mainly Houston area residents, criticizes the effectiveness of the HPD in solving crimes and investigating homicides.
In this article are attached links in which Ryan Chandler, now a former HPD homicide detective, was found neglecting to investigate murder cases he was assigned to. This isn't the only problem within Houston's Crime Lab. Other problems within HPD have risen, but this is nothing new to Houston residents. Time after time local governance has tried to cover up their mistakes, but after so many scandals it's getting harder to hide or ignore.
Hooper questions the validity of HPD, and all of it's internal structure. Too many people are not doing their job correctly, and trying to cover up their mistakes. When reading this article, you can feel Hooper's strong dislike for the Houston justice system, especially his dislike for Chandler and the District Attorney. He uses other news articles to back up the reasoning behind his feelings. The sources he uses seem valid, embedding links within his blog post to other websites including local news articles, and graphic charts.
I would agree with this article, something needs to be done so we can send a message to people in HPD, that these kind of actions will not be tolerated. Our tax dollars are paying for these people to do their job incorrectly. If it goes on like it has been the problem will only progress because ultimately we are supporting it. Houston will continue to be unsafe unless we see a change and crimes are being solved. I think Hooper does a good job in calling out the HPD and bringing attention to their wrongdoings. If a few people are replaced it would be very beneficial to the department and city as a whole.
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