OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ETHICAL SOCIETY OF POLICE ESOP’s friends in the community come to us with the same question regarding the SLMPD Chief search — where has transparency been in this process? LINK TO TOWN HALL FLYER The Chief of...
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ETHICAL SOCIETY OF POLICE St. Louis County is in drastic need of change and it must start with the County Executive. “Mark Mantovani is a man of integrity and possesses the leadership attributes necessary to work collaboratively...
Today, the City of St. Louis Board Bill 47 was signed. Though ESOP along with the other two labor unions opposed the bill, we understand the need for a civilian oversight board. We were never brought to the table to provide insight for...
This lawsuit is not against the Citizen Oversight Board (COB) nor the citizens of the City of St. Louis. We have opposed the language of this particular bill because we are concerned with its broadness and vagueness. For example, a...
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ETHICAL SOCIETY OF POLICE We agree that Officers must be held accountable for questionable use-of-force incidents. However, we do not support BB47 as it stands because of concerning points in the bill that need clarification and...