Take-Aways: the Week in Review

A roundup of the most interesting news of the week

Less than two weeks after touting and defending Police Chief Rashall Brackney's record in a long press release that responded to the critical results of a local Police Benevolent Association survey, and revealed that Brackney had disciplined and fired members of the SWAT Team for behaviors that included 'circulating nude videos of females and themselves,' 'videotaping children of SWAT members detonating explosives,' and making statements about killing City command staff, the City announced late Wednesday that Brackney had been fired. Cue cartoon head shake. Read more about it. Take- Away: is our City government so toxic now that no one wants to work here in a leadership role?