The city of Cincinnati fired Police Chief Terri Theetge, a woman known for her obsession with social justice and dislike of white people, especially white men.
City Manager Sheryl Long accused Theetge of “insubordination, poor leadership, and failing to carry out the city’s public safety priorities.”
“I recognize Chief Theetge’s more than 35 years of service to the Cincinnati Police Department and to this City. At the same time, after completing this review, it’s become clear that a change in leadership is necessary for the department moving forward,” Long wrote.
The seven-page letter is legit fire.
Long pointed out that “Theetge acknowledged she opposed the city’s Summer Safety Plan,” which would have put more police on the streets.
Theetge also did not “mandate overtime to close staffing gaps, despite having the authority to do so.”
Mayor Aftab Pureval admitted that Theetge frustrated him last summer because “he offered double the amount of overtime to fulfill details to combat crime.”
Theetge would agree, but then refuse help from the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Last May, four members of the Cincinnati Police Department sued the city and Theetge, accusing them of workplace discrimination:
The officers claimed they were bypassed for preferred positions in favor of minority and female lieutenants, despite meeting qualifications, according to the lawsuit.—The lawsuit, brought by Captain Robert Wilson and Lieutenants Patrick Caton, Gerald Hodges, and Andrew Mitchell, named the city and Theetge in both her individual and official capacities, alleging they participated in “intentional and discriminatory practices” that favored women and minorities.The four officers alleged in their lawsuit that the city and Theetge developed and enforced assignment, hiring, and promotional processes that demonstrate “a systemic practice of discrimination against white males.”
Then, Theetge became well known in July after videos showed a group of mostly young black individuals assaulting a white man and woman.
Theetge came under fire when she lectured the media and the public about the videos, saying they had only seen “one version of what occurred.”
Except, you know, there is only one version: a group of mostly young black people assaulted a white couple. That’s why she couldn’t tell anyone which facts were distorted.
Holly told her story to Laura Ingraham, recounting how it took police 15-20 minutes to arrive. She said they “never asked her name, took no statement, and failed to call an ambulance.”
Holly had to take an Uber home, where she realized that she needed medical attention. She took herself to the hospital.
Long lashed out at Theetge for leaving town after a shooting on October 13:
“Although you said that there were police on Fountain Square and that you filled all details on Fountain Square, you admitted that this was after I sent a text saying ‘Please please make the fountain square patrols happen….Please please. Give it to a sgt,” Long wrote. “I should not have had to beg you to do this.”She also pointed to Theetge skipping an Oct. 14 public safety town hall meeting, instead attending a play, and for failing to prepare the assistant chief who did attend.”You justified this lack of preparation by saying that there was no specific topic to prepare for and no data to put together,” Long wrote.
“Your lack of recognition of, and failure to take responsibility or accountability for, your own failings is demonstrated by your incredulous claim that you had never been told of any dissatisfaction with your work,” wrote Long. “This is false. As discussed above and below, I communicated my dissatisfaction with your performance both verbally and by email.”
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