The leader of the Salt Lake County Republican Party has made a grave mistake in calling a rally to protest findings that two West Valley police officers used deadly force without justification. Further, because SLCo Party Chair Chad Bennion is employed by the Fraternal Order of Police, he faces a conflict of interest which prevents […]
Gill and Bennion in the press: a study in restraint and the lack thereof
August 14, 2013 by
It’s hard to tell who feels more “fortunate” right now: the “prosecutor,” the “press,” or the “politician.” The first, Sim Gill, has just finished a difficult investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed woman by West Valley police in November of 2012. His findings, relying heavily on forensic evidence at the scene of Danielle […]
Salt Lake County Republican Convention Update
April 20, 2013 by
Saturday was the Salt Lake County Republican Party’s organizing convention. I attended as a delegate and also ran for one of thirty spots on the State Central Committee of the Utah Republican Party. As conventions go, this one was pretty blase. We were electing leadership, but none of the races were expected to be close, […]
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