Official explanations/comments about police chief's firing marked by puzzling contradictions

The public discussion surrounding the reasons for the firing Police Chief RaShall Brackney has been confusing, and also marked by a series of puzzling contradictions. Here they are:

The reported public discussion surrounding the reasons for the firing of Police Chief RaShall Brackney by City Manager Chip Boyles has been confusing, and also marked by a series of puzzling contradictions. Here they are:

1) After three weeks, there appear to be no specific reasons for why Brackney was fired so abruptly, other than complaints voiced by officers in a PBA and CPD internal survey, and City Manager Chip Boyles’ determination that the CPD urgently needed a change in leadership. However, when Brackney took over as Police Chief in May 2018 the situation at the CPD was far worse. "Charlottesville Police Department seeing a ‘mass exodus’ " read a December 2018 headline in the Daily Progress. Brackney said the department was conducting exit interviews and four issues were leading causes — salary, a lack of take-home cars, the climate in the city since Aug. 12 and attitudes of members of the initial Police Civilian Review Board. “Officers in our community are routinely verbally …