Sounds like this guy Michael Julian would fit right in the De-Blasio Administration!
On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Bear Guy <[email protected]> wrote: > WTF is happening in NYC? > > > NYPD’s idea of reform included breath mints and baby oil > <http://nypost.com/2015/02/20/nypds-idea-of-reform-included-breath-mints-and-baby-oil/> > > By Shawn Cohen <http://nypost.com/author/shawn-cohen/>, Jamie Schram > <http://nypost.com/author/jamie-schram/> and Natalie O'Neill > <http://nypost.com/author/natalie-oneill/> > > February 20, 2015 | 1:36am > Modal Trigger > <https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/cops0220.jpg> > [image: NYPD’s idea of reform included breath mints and baby oil] > Reform czar Michael Julian's odd ideas like breath mints for officers on > the verge of cursing, got him reassigned after only two months. Photo: > Chad Rachman > > Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered sweeping reforms for the NYPD after the > Eric Garner death — but his demands were handled by a goofball police > bigwig whose ideas included arming cops with breath mints and spraying > protesters with baby oil, sources revealed Thursday. > > Michael Julian, who was appointed deputy commissioner of training in > November, lasted just two months on the job before his ridiculed proposals > got him transferred out, the sources said. > > “He would come up with these wacky ideas. We would roll our eyes and move > on,” a police source said. > > The last straw came in late January — less than a week before Julian was > reassigned — when a box of 10,000 individually wrapped breath mints arrived > at headquarters. > > Julian explained to skeptical cops that officers should pop mints in their > mouth when they feel the need to curse, police sources said. > > It was a follow-up to his demands when he took the job that officers need > to stop using foul language. > > He insisted the mints would help them quit cursing the way a smoker kicks > the habit — by giving them a few seconds to focus on something else when > they feel the urge, according to police sources. > > The mints were never handed out, and a week later, he was reassigned as > deputy chief of personnel, the sources said. > > Another of Julian’s mocked suggestions came the day a grand jury decided > not to indict Garner “chokehold” cop Daniel Pantaleo. > > Julian suggested that officers spray unruly protesters who link arms with > baby oil to help get them apart, the sources said. > > At a meeting to discuss how to handle the massive demonstrations, Julian > suggested that officers spray unruly protesters who link arms with baby oil > to help get them apart, the sources said. > > He said the cops could wear rubber gloves so they would still be able to > grip the slippery suspects. > > Julian — who served under Police Commissioner Bill Bratton during his > first stint as top cop in the 1990s — had spent 20 years away from the > department before he was hired back as a consultant in September. His > initial responsibility was to review use-of-force protocols after the > Garner death. > > He became deputy commissioner of training when the man in that position, > Ben Tucker, was promoted to first deputy commissioner. > > A month later, after the Garner grand jury decision, he was at a press > conference with Bratton and de Blasio to announce retraining of city cops, > including three-day seminars for 22,000 officers. > > Julian will still have a hand in that training, despite being bumped from > the position, said NYPD spokesman Stephen Davis — who claimed the transfer > was “essentially a promotion.” > > Davis claimed Julian’s position changed simply because Deputy Commissioner > Arnold Wechsler retired on Dec. 31 and Julian had held that position in his > last stint with the NYPD. > > But a source said Julian only landed on his feet because “He is still a > major factor in Bratton’s cabinet. This is Bratton’s guy.” > > The deputy commissioner position remains open, and Bratton is eyeing a > candidate from LA, police sources said. > > http://nypost.com/2015/02/20/nypds-idea-of-reform-included-breath-mints-and-baby-oil/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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