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January 5th, 2015 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda 
Print FriendlyAbove: Hundreds protest in Pittsburgh on December 5, 2014. They blocked the intersection at Schenley Drive and Forbes Avenue with a die-in. Photo by Bill Wade/Post-Gazette
We noted the photograph of Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay taken on New Year’s Eve calling for an end to white silence and pledging to challenge racism at work. We thought it was a sensible statement and that Chief McLay deserved credit for taking a stand against racism. We were pleased to read that Mayor Bill Peduto was also supportive: 
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto was at home with his girlfriend on New Year’s Eve when he glanced at his smartphone and saw a Facebook posting of a photograph of Police Chief Cameron McLay holding a sign reading “I resolve to challenge racism @ work. #end white silence.”
“I thought, ‘What a great way to begin the new year,’ ” the mayor said, and he showed his girlfriend the photo. It had been taken by activists from What’s Up?! Pittsburgh, who approached the chief in a coffee shop during the city’s First Night festivities and asked him pose with their sign.
So pleased was Mayor Peduto with his new police chief’s action that he quickly posted the photograph on his own Facebook account, adding his support to restoring trust between the police bureau and the communities it serves, a stated goal of Chief McLay.
“I thought there was very little chance for someone to say this was the wrong message to send,” Mr. Peduto recounted Saturday.
Unfortunately, there were some critics. The president of the Fraternal Order of Howard McQuillan said the photo amounted to the chief labeling the police force as racist. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, an email from McQuillan to Chief McLay said the chief’s actions raised “serious concerns. … By Mayor Peduto labeling us ‘corrupt and mediocre’ and now our current Chief insinuating that we are now racist, merely by the color of our skin and the nature of our profession, I say enough is enough!”
The mayor has stood by Chief McLay and the police chief has sent an email to his officers. In it he highlights the relationship between police and communities of color:
“the reality of U.S. policing is that our enforcement efforts have a disparate impact on communities of color. This is a statistical fact. You know, as well as I, the social factors driving this reality. The gross disparity in wealth and opportunity is evident in our city. Frustration and disorder are certain to follow.
“The predominant patterns of our city’s increased violence involves black victims as well as actors. If we are to address this violence, we must work together with our communities of color.”
The Pittsburgh police department has had its share of problems. It operated under a federal consent decree in the 1990s due to police violence and in 2013 the head of the Citizen Police Review Board, Elizabeth Pittinger, told KDKA after two incidents of police violence: “It’s very unsettling, it’s unpleasant, and it almost looks like [the police department] is totally out of control.” KDKA reported that there were negative articles about police behavior in the news on a near daily basis to which Pittinger said “It’s unbecoming of the department; seems like everywhere you look, there’s conduct undermining public confidence in the department.” Pittinger also said she would not be surprised to see another federal consent decree in Pittsburgh after hearing that the FBI is investigating one of the cases.
As with other cities there have been regular protests against police abuse as part of #BlackLivesMatter.
We’ll keep watching this. We hope Chief McLay and Mayor Peduto continue on the path they are on and the police union calms down and reflects on what the chief said. Their hyper-response to a generic sign against racism and silence about racism shows a defensive reaction on their part.
Text of email from Chief Cameron McLay to Bureau of Police
From: McLay, Cameron
Date: Friday, January 2, 2015
Subject: Race and Police…
To: Bureau of Police
It appears my having been photographed with a sign supporting racial justice at work and “white silence” has offended some. If any of my PBP family was offended, I apologize. You are very important to me and I would never hurt you purposefully. Let me explain the back story:
I stopped at a coffee shop at First Night, and ran into the group seeking people of all races to join the discussion about racial inequality and injustice. We spoke for a few minutes about how implicit, or unconscious bias results in misunderstanding on all sides, and how the need is for dialogue to clear up misunderstanding. They asked for me to take a picture holding a sign.
The sign indicated my willingness to challenge racial problems in the workplace. I am so committed. If there are problems in the PBP related to racial injustice, I will take action to fix them.
To me, the term “white silence” simply means that we must be willing to speak up to address issues of racial injustice, poverty, etc. In my heart, I believe we all must come together as community to address real world problems; and I am willing to be a voice to bring community together.
I saw no indictment of police or anyone else in this sign, but I do apologize to any of you who felt I was not supporting you; that was not my intent.
The reality of U.S. policing is that our enforcement efforts have a disparate impact on communities of color. This is a statistical fact. You know, as well as I, the social factors driving this reality. The gross disparity in wealth and opportunity is evident in our city. Frustration and disorder are certain to follow. The predominant patterns of our city’s increased violence involves black victims as well as actors. If we are to address this violence, we must work together with our communities of color.
We, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, need to acknowledge how this reality feels to those impacted communities. Crime and disorder take us to the disadvantaged communities, which are predominantly those of color. The disparities in police arrest and incarceration rates that follow are not by design, but they can feel that way to some people in those communities.
I know, because I have been there too. My own street drug enforcement efforts were well intended but had an impact I would not have consciously chosen. In retrospect, we should have been far more engaged with those in the communities where we were doing our high-impact, zero tolerance type policing; to obtain the consent of those we were policing.
We will be engaging in training to refine our policing efforts in the near future. In the mean time, simply approach your job mindfully, with a continued motivation to protect and serve.
Please beware also, race impacts how we view one another, and unconscious bias applies to how we deal with the public. It can also impact how we judge one another; I intend we will confront both through training.
I support your efforts to keep our communities safe, and will back your best efforts to do so. I trust and have faith in you. I also support efforts to improve and restore the communities’ perceptions of justice. The next time you see me engaging in discussions supporting social justice, please remember, we all all guardians of the constitution. This is the mission we all took an oath to uphold.
Please forgive me if I have offended, as that was not my intent. I will be visiting all of the Zones and work units in the coming couple weeks to allow opportunity for open discussion, and look forward to being able to talk these tough issues through.
In the mean time, thank you for your service!
Source Article from https://www.popularresistance.org/union-criticizes-police-chief-for-opposing-racism/
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