Jackson Jambalaya

"The mayor has held out on naming his pick for a permanent police chief longer than any other administration official. He said Thursday that with the selection of Davis as a second interim selection, he was being deliberative and continues to undergo a nationwide search for a permanent chief."

Nationwide search has been going on for six months and no candidates yet. Seems as though the word about the poor state of the City of Jackson has spread to the entire nation. Just go ahead and appoint someone from within and resign yourself to the fact that a different chief every few years in the best we will ever get.

So does BabyChok get 6 months w/ Davis by naming him interim before July 1?

Chief James “Curly” Davis! I will be praying for him nightly. Police have to be both politicians and soldiers. No one will be able to understand them not having worn the blue first.

What’s the state law that reduces the time to 90 days? I’m not finding it.

7:59, 180 day appointments w/o confirmation is now unlawful.

here is one for all the lawyers. whats the difference between illegal and unlawful?

Now who in the hell would come to work as police chief for this genius who has already shown his disdain for law enforcement by appointing his mickey mouse committee of progressives to decide if an officer ought to be outed for using his weapon ??? Whoever they hire will be a joke...which I guess is appropriate after all.

4:50 pm How could anyone not have a poor image of Jackson and Mississippi when natives like you bash our capitol and in the process, our entire State on social media?

And, in the process, the one who does the bashing makes it look like all of us are mean spirited and have unrealistic expectations.

Who wants to move somewhere where the people don't like each other and talk ugly about their State and it's people?

Most people try to promote the good things about their State.

The bottom line is that we are like the family who airs their dirty laundry and behaves badly in public and then wonders why the family has a bad reputation.

More than likely, the amendment to Harkins' prior bill, which takes effect on July 1, applies prospectively, meaning any interim appointment made prior to July 1 (such as this particular appointment) will fall under the 180 day rule in Harkins' prior bill.

@10:47

I'm not a lawyer but unlawful is something that is against the law; illegal is a large sick bird.

@8:57 AM

Winner, winner, chicken dinner.

So like Harvey Johnson, poor lil Chokwe can't find a chief willing to come here that meets all his little progressive checkboxes. I'm prepared to see a new interim every 3 months for the rest of his term. More fiddling while Jackson burns.

Chief James Davis looks like a Chief. Maybe he'll act like a Chief. Let's get behind him and support him!