As you probably know, Cleveland police chief Calvin Williams was interviewed for a segment on 60 Minutes that aired last night. 

WIlliams says yes, there are bad officers on the street, and it’s his job to weed them out. He says he’s sad that a 12-year-old boy lost his life at the hands of an officer. He says the department is investigating and evaluating how it hires officers. But, Williams remained steadfast in his denial, echoed by Frank Jackson, that there are systemic issues at hand.

Bill Whitaker: The report found a pattern of excessive use of force. You disagree with that?

Calvin Williams: Yes, I do.

Bill Whitaker: The report found that it was systemic within the division. You disagree with that?

Calvin Williams: Yes, I do.

This article appears in Jan 21-27, 2015.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

4 replies on “Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams Defends Department in ’60 Minutes’ Interview”

  3. Cowards, this Policy officer knows that the criminal justice system is a commercial franchise from the Crown Corporation of London… the Bar in the USA is contracted to the Inns of Court in the UK and the US pays a yearly sum of money for the franchise… The prison system is both a means of generating income and it keeps non-compliant intelligentsia from disrupting the slave-ship… This policy chief, Calvin Williams, he’s a tormented jellyfish… lying about policing when he knows that black and hispanic youths are subject to discrimination and are way more likely to be charged with petty crimes while white kids are way more likely to be given a warning. This policy chief knows that racism and prejudice and low IQ features in his policy station… this policy chief knows that some of his officers are “Juiced” on “roids” and other policy officers drink on duty and worse, some are high on coke and legal uppers…. The legislation allows for policy brutality and this chief knows it….. This pecker-head of a policy chief knows that we all love firemen and we all hate the pigs.

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