U.S. Senate
See Full Big Line
(D) J. Hickenlooper*
(R) Somebody
80%
20%
Governor
See Full Big Line
(D) Joe Neguse
(D) Phil Weiser
(D) Jena Griswold
60%
60%
40%↓
Att. General
See Full Big Line
(D) M. Dougherty
(D) Alexis King
(D) Brian Mason
40%
40%
30%
Sec. of State
See Full Big Line
(D) George Stern
(D) A. Gonzalez
(R) Sheri Davis
40%
40%
30%
State Treasurer
See Full Big Line
(D) Brianna Titone
(R) Kevin Grantham
(D) Jerry DiTullio
60%
30%
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
See Full Big Line
(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
See Full Big Line
(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Somebody
90%
2%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
See Full Big Line
(R) Jeff Hurd*
(D) Somebody
80%
40%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
See Full Big Line
(R) Lauren Boebert*
(D) Somebody
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
See Full Big Line
(R) Jeff Crank*
(D) Somebody
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
See Full Big Line
(D) Jason Crow*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
See Full Big Line
(D) B. Pettersen*
(R) Somebody
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
See Full Big Line
(R) Gabe Evans*
(D) Yadira Caraveo
(D) Joe Salazar
50%
40%
40%
State Senate Majority
See Full Big Line
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
See Full Big Line
DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
July 24, 2009 07:25 PM UTC
4 Comments
No, Quick will not go after the dirty cop. Why should he? What does he have to gain?
That’s why cops do this, because they know they will never be held accountable. These are arrogant abuses of power. They know that they can do anything they want, whenever they want, and have the power to hurt, maim, and kill innocent people with no repercussions.
officers to be conducted either by a DA from another jurisdiction assigned to the case as a special prosecutor, or as part of an FBI investigation conducted by public integrity or civil rights attorneys from the national office of the Justice Department. This avoids the need for a prosecutor to be making decisions in criminal cases about people who are colleagues in most criminal cases in the prosecutor’s jurisdiction.
So, Don Quick is unlikely to be making that decision.
Or most of the Western Slope, for that matter. The DA investigates and finds the cop acted properly. In some cases the guy, or his survivors, sue in federal court. In due time the lawsuit is settled out of court. In rare cases, a local paper keeps track of it and eventually finds out the amount. But sure enough, in the settlement, the cops admit to no wrongdoing.
Colorado should demand that an independent DA (someone at least two jurisdictions away) investigate these incidents. Then we might believe the findings.
I’m not sure what the dear barrister is referring to, but there was no special prosecutor in this case. And I don’t remember any special prosecutors being appointed for Joe Bini for any of his many gross transgressions.
In fact, The Denver DA has a whole section on DPD officer-involved shootings (to say nothing of arm-breakings) on its website that makes it absolutely clear who he thinks has jurisdiction:
The only case where the Denver DA’s protocol calls for a special prosecutor is in the case of conflict of interest, which they define by example as being “if an officer involved in the shooting is related to an employee of the Denver District Attorney’s Office, or an employee of the Denver District Attorney’s Office is involved in the shooting.”