Police Chief Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Claim

By D.B. Hirsch
June 12, 2015 8:00 am - NewsBehavingBadly.com

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Chris Burbank, the police chief of Salt Lake City, Utah, resigned Thursday after he came under intense pressure over the handling of a sexual harassment claim involving a deputy police chief. Announcing the resignation, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker said, according to the Associated Press (AP), that Burbank — who had served nine years in…

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D.B. Hirsch

D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

14 responses to Police Chief Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Claim

Budda June 12th, 2015 at 9:49 am

Another idiot that just doesn’t understand that his actions are wrong.
- Jack E Raynbeau June 12th, 2015 at 11:21 am
  
  I hope you’re referring to the mayor. It was nothing more than election year politics.
  - Budda June 12th, 2015 at 3:05 pm
    
    “Politics” according to the chief, not according to the three female officers.
    - Jack E Raynbeau June 12th, 2015 at 3:18 pm
      
      It’s all about the timing.
      - Budda June 12th, 2015 at 3:22 pm
        
        And the harrasment.
      - Jack E Raynbeau June 12th, 2015 at 11:48 pm
        
        No. The harassment took place 18 months ago. This was political theater in an election year.
      - Budda June 13th, 2015 at 10:04 pm
        
        There was harassment, that is the issue, not the timing. Quit trying to bail out the guy.
      - Jack E Raynbeau June 13th, 2015 at 10:29 pm
        
        So, five years from now would have been fine with you? Ten years? The harassment is not the issue. The punishment of the harasser is. The mayor has been sitting this for well over a year.
        
        The proper time was the time of the offense, whatever the offense was.
        
        For a local perspective:
        
        http://www.sltrib.com/news/2618528-155/is-salt-lake-city-mayor-ralph
        
        http://www.scribd.com/doc/268520151/Statement-Mayor-Becker-wanted-Chief-Burbank-to-read
        
        http://www.sltrib.com/news/2619024-155/salt-lake-city-police-chief-was
      - Budda June 14th, 2015 at 8:55 pm
        
        Again Jack, it is about harassment not timing. Five years? Politically motivated? All that is secondary…the issue is whether or not there was harassment. Let it play out. In the end will the three female officers charges win? That is the ultimate issue, not the timing.
        
        All be in the Spanish Peaks ( Colorado) and out of wi-fi for a day od two.
      - Jack E Raynbeau June 14th, 2015 at 9:03 pm
        
        That reminds me. I need to get down to Canyonlands. As soon as we get a high prediction of storms. Could be any day now.
      - Jack E Raynbeau June 14th, 2015 at 9:06 pm
        
        Enjoy.
Um Cara June 12th, 2015 at 11:02 am

Another post with too little info, including the link, on mobile
Merlin June 12th, 2015 at 1:33 pm

First they need to completely do away with this vacation they call, “Administrative leave”. Come up with another solution, like suspended without pay or just flat fired, they can rehire them if he / she are cleared of charges. But this vaca in the Bahamas with pay has got to stop. Also when the cop gets sued, the cop gets sued, not the residents of the city. The cop or his union must be made to pay and suffer the consequences.
rg9rts June 13th, 2015 at 1:36 pm

Nothing like half a story…