Talk:San Jose Police Department

First Class Police Department
San Jose is one of the safest large cities in which to live in the United States. Crime is low in all categories. The department prides itself on being professional and above reproach. No, I do not work there, but I grew up in San Jose and know that it is a safe place to live and work. Sounds like "Quicksilver" was arrested or cited by San Jose PD for doing something he should not have been. Quicksilver, get over it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Capitolguy (talk • contribs) 06:04, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree with Quicksilver; personally, since this article doesn't have anything interesting other than a list of stats and things copied from the police department's homepage. Seems like an advert to me. --haha169 (talk) 03:23, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Inconsistent with other entries on police departments
I've checked New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles for comparison and all have controversy/allegations of misconduct sections. Adding such here would make this genuinely encyclopedic, as is it does seem like something the department would release themselves. Capitolguy, your defensiveness here makes you appear biased, because Quicksilver did not suggest a smear campaign put up on the page. Asking for balance does not deserve accusations of illegal activity. San Jose is one of the safest cities, as you have noted. That does not mean the noteworthy incidents that have generated controvery, whether justified or not, should be ignored in the article. An encyclopedia is for information, not glorification.

I don't have time to work on this, but for anyone who does, a good start would be the beating of the Custodio family, and the slaying of a Vietnamese woman for wielding a vegetable peeler.KVND 02:19, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

chief
Anthony Mata is no longer SJPD chief. 2601:647:4400:FE90:594E:305B:7D44:D211 (talk) 14:31, 26 April 2024 (UTC)