As federal immigration operations stir debate nationwide, Denver’s police chief has declared his officers would intervene if they witnessed “excessive force” by federal agents.
“If we see a federal officer who we believe is using excessive force, then I think our expectation is to intervene in that situation,” Chief Ron Thomas told The Denver Gazette last week.
The chief, a career law enforcement officer, can’t be serious about instructing rank-and-file officers to confront federal agents in the field. His remarks sound less like policy and more like saying the “right things” to appease his political bosses at City Hall…