Families packed into Rock Island City Hall Monday night to witness three aldermen and Mayor Mike Thoms take their oaths of office after winning their elections April 6.
Community members voiced opinions on the issue following a post on Facebook by Alderman Dylan Parker Author: Maggie Wedlake (WQAD) Updated: 10:36 PM CDT May 11, 2021
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. Rock Island Alderman Dylan Parker has come under fire after posting a statement regarding the decision by the Rock Island County States Attorney saying officers involved in the shooting of Deshawn Tatum were justified in their actions.
Parker called for a further examination of foot pursuit policies within the Rock Island Police Department. But part of his statement didn’t sit well with law enforcement. Parker saying, “The loss of even one life should prompt us to examine the circumstances that led to the tragedy. We, as policy makers, have a responsibility to ensure the agents of state violence under our authority have the appropriate policies to check that danger.
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (Quad-City Times) Rock Island Alderman Dylan Parker, Ward 5, is facing fallout after referring to police as “agents of state violence” in a post on his official alderman Facebook page.
The post came after Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal issued a decision April 28 that no charges would be filed against four officers involved in the foot pursuit and shooting death of DeShawn Tatum on April 1.
Parker said that although Villarreal and the Rock Island County Integrity Task Force determined the shooting was justified under the law, the city and police department have no policy on the books governing officer foot pursuits.
Rock Island Alderman Dylan Parker, Ward 5, is facing fallout after referring to police as agents of state violence in a post on his official alderman Facebook page.
The post came after Rock Island County State s Attorney Dora Villarreal issued a decision April 28 that no charges would be filed against four officers involved in the foot pursuit and shooting death of DeShawn Tatum on April 1.
Parker said that although Villarreal and the Rock Island County Integrity Task Force determined the shooting was justified under the law, the city and police department have no policy on the books governing officer foot pursuits.
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (Quad-City Times) Rock Island Alderman Dylan Parker, Ward 5, is facing fallout after referring to police as “agents of state violence” in a post on his official alderman Facebook page.
The post came after Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal issued a decision April 28 that no charges would be filed against four officers involved in the foot pursuit and shooting death of DeShawn Tatum on April 1.
Parker said that although Villarreal and the Rock Island County Integrity Task Force determined the shooting was justified under the law, the city and police department have no policy on the books governing officer foot pursuits.