WTF Were They Thinking?

"Global News has learned Worden resigned after an investigation into a sexual relationship with Emily that also involved the exchange through Facebook of sometimes graphic sexual messages. In screen captures of more than a dozen conversations between Worden and Emily obtained by Global News, Worden candidly describes his sexual proclivities and past encounters, including at parties with strangers....

Although Worden and the commission said he had been cleared of any wrongdoing, a policing expert said the former chief’s directive to delete the messages and deny the relationship —if as alleged — could warrant a criminal investigation.

“(It’s) clear obstruction,” said Kash Heed, the former West Vancouver police chief who also served as British Columbia’s former solicitor general. “It is bordering on whether this is criminal obstruction, or obstruction under the regulations under the Alberta police act, but clearly, there is an obstruction here.”

Heed acknowledged a person’s private sex life has nothing to do with their work – but he said given the important and public-facing nature of their position, chiefs of police must exercise discretion that was absent in this case.

He said Worden, through his behaviour, created a situation in which potentially he could be blackmailed."

https://globalnews.ca/news/8868088/medicine-hat-police-chief/

WTF was the Medicine Hat Police Commission thinking?

They knew about this yet they allowed the Chief to stay in his position for months more and even allowed him to present a "Be the Change" Award to one of our community leaders on International Women's Day?

How is the public supposed to trust our police force when this sort of thing is seemingly covered up?

Would we even know about this if the media had not got a hold of the story?

I really support most of our new council and the new faces on the Police Commission but holy s---, I think the Commission really dropped the ball on this one.

Hard.

My stomach is turning right now.

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