dagblog - Comments for "Officer Gene Goodman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor" http://dagblog.com/link/officer-gene-goodman-receive-congressional-medal-honor-33831 Comments for "Officer Gene Goodman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor" en The details are horrifying: http://dagblog.com/comment/300198#comment-300198 <a id="comment-300198"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/comment/300191#comment-300191">it should be noted, though,</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">The details are horrifying: <a href="https://twitter.com/jbsapien?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jbsapien</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/js_kaplan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@js_kaplan</a> interviewed 19 current and former officers about 1/6 and how failures of leadership and communication put Capitol cops at risk <a href="https://t.co/Dsbu50HxkT">https://t.co/Dsbu50HxkT</a> <a href="https://t.co/YPmtplE7c8">pic.twitter.com/YPmtplE7c8</a></p> — Lisa Song (@lisalsong) <a href="https://twitter.com/lisalsong/status/1360368860558483463?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> </div></div></div> Sat, 13 Feb 2021 05:22:52 +0000 artappraiser comment 300198 at http://dagblog.com it should be noted, though, http://dagblog.com/comment/300191#comment-300191 <a id="comment-300191"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/officer-gene-goodman-receive-congressional-medal-honor-33831">Officer Gene Goodman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>it should be noted, though, that behind the accolades for Officer Goodman,  this is going on, which could make the whole situation extra stressful for him:</p> <p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/12/politics/capitol-police-no-confidence/index.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_source=twCNN&amp;utm_content=2021-02-13T03%3A13%3A53">US Capitol Police officers issue vote of no confidence for acting chief, other top leaders</a></p> <p>By Whitney Wild and Peter Nickeas, CNN, Updated 10:42 PM ET, Fri February 12, 2021</p> <blockquote> <p>Members of the US Capitol Police<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/politics/capitol-police-turmoil-no-confidence-leadership/index.html" target="_blank"> issued a vote of no confidence</a> in the force's top leaders <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/capitol-police-officers-speak/index.html" target="_blank">more than a month after the January 6 riot </a>at the Capitol left dozens of officers injured and led to the death of Officer Brian Sicknick.</p> <p>Vote totals varied for each boss but each of the seven -- acting Chief Yoganada Pittman, two assistant chiefs, three deputy chiefs and a captain in the division that staffs the Capitol building -- were found not to have the confidence of rank-and-file officers, according to two sources who shared the vote totals with CNN.</p> <p>Voting on the question began Thursday afternoon and ran for 24 hours before votes were tabulated, giving officers on three shifts a chance to vote at work. Voting was limited to members represented by the union that represents rank-and-file officers.</p> <p>Gus Papathanasiou, chairman of that union, declined to comment Friday night.</p> <ul></ul><p>"It's been just over one month since one of our nation's darkest days, and the trauma is still incredibly raw and difficult for the many officers who fought heroically on the 6th," Pittman said in a statement. "Since being sworn in on January 8th, my executive team and I have made the well-being of our officers our top priority. While progress has been made, more work remains. And I am committed to ensuring every officer gets what they need and deserve."</p> <p>The vote comes after officers recently told CNN that intelligence and operational failures left them vulnerable to the attack on January 6, and said they worry current leadership is incapable of managing future incidents [....]</p> </blockquote> <p> </p> </div></div></div> Sat, 13 Feb 2021 03:50:30 +0000 artappraiser comment 300191 at http://dagblog.com By unanimous vote, senators http://dagblog.com/comment/300179#comment-300179 <a id="comment-300179"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/officer-gene-goodman-receive-congressional-medal-honor-33831">Officer Gene Goodman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">By unanimous vote, senators award Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal.</p> — NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1360371297939841024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> </div></div></div> Sat, 13 Feb 2021 01:55:55 +0000 artappraiser comment 300179 at http://dagblog.com