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John Whitmire: “When the time allowed under civil service protection, state…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 12:49

It's not representative of HPD or our great city. So she was immediately when the video became public and the chief sent her home, suspended her at home, and then When the time allowed under civil service protection, state law, he [the chief] fired her [the officer]. They asked me not to speak out because I don't want to prejudice her arbitration hearing. So, yes, we're all outraged. We're reviewing all the procedure of how you could detect that. (12:49–12:55)

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