Showing posts with label Henry Glover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Henry Glover. Show all posts

Saturday, January 08, 2011

NOPD starting to clean house?

One NOPD officer who admitted lying to the FBI in the Henry Glover case has resigned. His admission confirms what many already suspect--some officers in some agencies abide by a code of silence forbidding officers from giving information that could damage other officers. The code of silence makes it very difficult to convict officers,clean up agencies and win civil lawsuits. Other officers involved in the Glover case and cover up also seem to be on the way out. Let's hope this is the beginning of real change in NOPD.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

3 NOPD officers convicted in Henry Glover shooting case

In the post-Katrina hell, part of which was created by NOPD, Henry Glover, an unarmed man, was shot and killed by a NOPD officer. There was absolutely no justification for the shooting. Officers attempted to cover it up by burning Glover's body in a car and keeping quiet. In federal court, the officer who shot Glover was convicted of manslaughter. Two other officers were convicted of participating in the cover up. Two officers were acquitted. LINK Will officers who were acquitted but admitted involvement in the coverup be fired? Will NOPD finally be cleaned up? LINK