Officer’s reinstatement needs some clarification
We have now learned that Greensboro police Sgt. Allen Wallace has been reinstated by the department, but at a lower rank. Evidently, there was some truth to the accusation of a sexual assault on a female officer by Wallace and two other officers.
A most important bit of information was omitted: Has Wallace registered as a sex offender? If he isn’t required to do so, can the department explain what excludes him from the registry?
Why is he being retained by the department if he took part in the assault? Could it be to protect his pension? By what moral standards are Greensboro police officers judged? Why have I always believed that police officers should be above reproach? Am I the only individual disturbed over the way this issue has been resolved?
Eileen Thiery
Stokesdale
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No, you are NOT the only person questioning this, but others are afraid to step up and say anything because they will be called "racist."
To dismiss this officer would indicate guilt, and guilt would suggest that PERHAPS Chief Wray was actually "on to something," and there really WAS one or more BLACK officer(s) involved in sexual harassment.
Sorry, but Chief Bellamy isn't getting the job done. Look at the latest report... Greensboro has the highest crime rate in the state! Something to be proud of? Look at reports in the paper EVERY day where the suspect is a black man. Look at the gang problem (which are white, Hispanic, and black). I realize that the Greensboro Police Department is very short-handed, so what does Greensboro do? They annex the Cardinal area which means our force is stretched even thinner because of the additional area to cover.
I realize it takes time to train new officers, but these internal problems take time and resources away from fighting crime in this city. Bottom line is that Greensboro has a SERIOUS crime problem and a less-then-adequate police force.
Posted on December 5, 2008 9:27 AM