The bone crushing need for independent fact finding

The posts and comments on the Eye on Albuquerque, link,
are of a mind; there is corruption and incompetence in the
leadership of the Albuquerque Police Department.

It could all be a bunch of hooey, they do all write anonymously.
Under other circumstances, that alone would be reason enough
to ignore them.

An exception is an environment where there is a real and present fear of retaliation. One of the recurring allegations on the Eye and its backside, is retribution and retaliation against whistleblowers. Their insistence upon anonymity may be justified.

Are there are people in the police department who are genuinely afraid to point to the administrative corruption and incompetence they witness?

It's question worth asking.

When that question was asked in the Albuquerque Public Schools; the independent auditor found "... a culture of fear of retribution and retaliation ...". (emphasis added) That fear enables administrative and executive corruption and incompetence in the APS.

What would an independent investigation of the Albuquerque Police Department find? Is the fear of retribution and retaliation against whistleblowers grounded?

Retribution and retaliation against whistleblowers is categorically unacceptable. If it exists, it must end. Whether it exists or not, is an important question and worthy of investigation.

I call upon the Journal (and the rest of the establishment media) to investigate and report upon the culture of fear of retribution and retaliation in the Albuquerque Police Department.

I expect that call will have the same effect as my call for them
to investigate and report upon the culture of fear of retribution
and retaliation in the Albuquerque Public Schools;

they will ignore the call.