http://montclairoak.com/2009/08/18/our-take-on-incoming-chief-batts/ Your Faithful Montclair Blogger Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:17:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://montclairoak.com/2009/08/18/our-take-on-incoming-chief-batts/#comment-3263 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:21:43 +0000 http://montclairoak.com/?p=7859#comment-3263 OOPS I guess he Failed !

]]> http://montclairoak.com/2009/08/18/our-take-on-incoming-chief-batts/#comment-1203 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:32 +0000 http://montclairoak.com/?p=7859#comment-1203 Having worked for Chief Batts, I can say that if anyone is interested in being an agent of change in the City of Oakland, then you have finally found a true ally. He will make you take a stand, get involved or get out of the way and he shares power willingly. The downside is, most people are afraid to admit they are afraid to change, being comfortable with the status quo and in all likelihood will find a less sympathetic ear for doing nothing…the first 6-12 months with the Chief are NO JOKE. He will look for those who want to lead from the front, take appropriate risks and do the face to face thing with everyday people as well as the so called ‘leaders’…Oakland PD members, here is your opportunity to push past the “the way we have always done it” mentality, cause if won’t fly unless it has results attached to it. Officers, you will find the Chief, a guy who has worked a beat car, will want you to have every tool to make the best possible outcomes, detectives, a guy who has worked cases, will want you to look at being a victims advocate, not just a stat guy, supervisors, a guy who led teams of working cops to be tactically safe and sound, Command staff, a guy who cut his teeth working to professionalize the executive team and finally, a guy who acknowledged that you can’t arrest your way out of very situation… I can say that Chief Batts will not fail Oakland and with any effort at all Oakland won’t fail him…

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