Part 10, “A Person of Interest.” (For earlier parts of this series, please click this link: Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin.) From the public records, in perhaps December 2007 — Over time, Chief Coan, aided apparently by citizens in our community — your overly inquisitive neighbors and mine — begins to focus erroneously on…
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Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin: Part 9
by JOHN ADAMS •
Part 9, “Wikipedia? Yes, Wikipedia.” (For earlier parts of this series, please click this link: Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin.) From the public records, with the date and sender deleted by the City of Whitewater — Someone writes to complain about a link that I have in Wikipedia. As I’ll show, it’s someone who…
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Witch-Hinting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin: Part 8
by JOHN ADAMS •
Part 8, “Watching People at a Celebration.” (For earlier parts of this series, please click this link: Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin.) From the public records, in November 2007 — Many people worked hard, and contributed time, effort, and funding to rebuild Whitewater’s Stone Stable. It was a proud moment for our city. I…
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Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin: Part 7
by JOHN ADAMS •
Part 7, “Chief Coan’s Researcher.” (For earlier parts of this series, please click this link: Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin.) From the public records, in September 2007 and November 2007 — I’m not sure if Whitewater Police Detective Tina Winger ever found the intelligence she promised to find about a lawful political commentator, but…
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Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin: Part 6
by JOHN ADAMS •
Part 6, “Asking About Former Residents.” (For earlier parts of this series, please click this link: Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin.) From the public records, in September 2007: If you once lived in Whitewater, but moved to a nearby town, that doesn’t mean that you’re free from Chief Coan’s suspicious gaze. In this exchange,…
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Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin: Part 5
by JOHN ADAMS •
Part 5, “Running Plates on Citizen Photographers.” (For earlier parts of this series, please click this link: Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin.) From the public records, in September 2007, our Director of Public Works, Dean Fischer, asks Chief Coan to run the license plate number of an elderly man who had been taking pictures…
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Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin: Part 4
by JOHN ADAMS •
Part 4, “The List of Suspects.” (For earlier parts of this series, please click this link: Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin.) Later in August, a private citizen writes to our City Clerk, Michele Smith, and lets Smith know that the citizen’s husband is not John Adams. (Of course not — I’m John Adams!) It’s…
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Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin: Part 3
by JOHN ADAMS •
Part 3, “The Sergeant’s Intelligence Operation.” (For earlier parts of this series, please click this link: Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin.) From the public records, in early August 2007, Police Detective Sergeant Tina Winger learns (from a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater police officer named Pieper) about FREE WHITEWATER, and alerts Chief Coan. Coan replies to…
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Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin: Part 2
by JOHN ADAMS •
Part 2, “The Police Chief Recruits a Computer Sleuth.” (For earlier parts of this series, please click this link: Witch-Hunting a Blogger in Whitewater, Wisconsin.) The police chief of Whitewater, Wisconsin is James R. Coan. He’s variously called Jim, James, or simply, Chief. I have been critical of certain practices of his, and he hasn’t…
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Questions for a Reporter, and the Community
by JOHN ADAMS •
Readers of FREE WHITEWATER know that I have written about the lawsuit against Larry Meyer, former investigator of the Whitewater Police Department. This is a public matter involving the conduct of a public employee. It tells much about how that employee was supervised and managed. Most recently, in a post entitled, “Clear Information in the…
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The Force We Need
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Clear Information on the Lawsuit Against Larry Meyer
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here’s an update on the lawsuit against former Whitewater Police investigator Larry Meyer. I will offer a chronology, information on the latest legal developments, and an assessment of the coverage from Bliss Communications, publishers of the Janesville Gazette and The Week. This will be a long post, with the advantage being that it will serve…
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Police and Fire Commission: Hirings without Oversight?
by JOHN ADAMS •
Under the Wisconsin Statutes that provide for the scope and authority of a Police and Fire Commission, there is a requirement that the Board Shall Approve a Department’s Subordinates. “The chiefs shall appoint subordinates subject to approval by the board.” 62.13(4)(a) A review of the minutes of our Whitewater PFC reveals that citizen approval of…
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Police and Fire Commission: Citizen Complaints
by JOHN ADAMS •
One measures the strength and honesty of an organization not merely by what it asserts, but by its willingness to allow others to test its assertions, so that it might be open to better practices. It is in this way that the lack of an authentic, accountable citizen complaint process illustrates so much of what…