Dallas Police Ordered To Escort Funeral Of Cop Killer

From the Dallas Morning News: A cop-killer who is the son of the Dallas police chief continued to stir deep emotions Friday as he headed to his grave.
An apparent last-minute decision by a deputy police chief to provide assistance during part of David Brown Jr.'s funeral procession angered some police associations. The city manager quickly issued a written statement distancing herself and Chief David Brown from the decision.
A few days ago, the son of the Dallas police chief , shot an killed a civilian and then a suburban Dallas police officer while in a drug induced state. This happened in an apartment complex in Lancaster, TX. http://odmp.org/officer/20425-police-officer-craig-shaw
During the funeral procession: "Officers said the assistance included 10 to 12 motorcycles and at least one squad car."
The excuse that was given to give the escort: "Deputy Chief Julian Bernal, who oversees the traffic unit, said that as the funeral procession was headed to the cemetery, the private motorcycle escort was having trouble keeping up.
He said other motorists were zipping past the slow-moving line of cars and weaving in and out of the procession to try to exit Central Expressway. He also said an accident at Walnut Hill Lane added to the problems.
Bernal, who was in the funeral procession, said he then ordered on-duty assistance to help control traffic.
"It was dangerous, and it was a matter of public safety," Bernal said.
He said officers, mostly on motorcycles, met up with the procession on Central Expressway at Mockingbird Lane and traveled with the procession the rest of the way to the cemetery. "
But what was the real reason: Bernal said. "I did it out of respect for my chief and for a family who had lost somebody." So, the real reason he did it was out of respect for the chief and his family, not because of safety. What a load of crap.
But people are pissed: Bernal's decision set off a firestorm within the Dallas Police Department, with police associations representing rank-and-file officers condemning the decision.
"It was bad judgment," said Glenn White, president of the Dallas Police Association. "It's repulsive. It embarrasses the entire Dallas Police Department."
White said escorts are rarely, if ever, provided for private funerals. He called upon Bernal to resign. http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/06/decision-to-use-on-duty-office.html
This action by the Dallas Assistant Police Chief is unbelievable, thoughtless and uncaring. First, you don't need 13 police officers to provide an escort. One or perhaps two officers to lead the procession may be reasonable in an emergency, but certainly not 13.
Further, the Police Chief, while I realize he is grieving for his son, should have not on such a public spectacle. Have the service at the cemetery instead of a church or have a funeral procession of just a few cars. But the chief chose to honor his thug son with an all out funeral, which his son did not deserve.
This is the first time I have heard of the police giving a police escort to a cop killer during their funeral and I hope it is the last. Giving a cop killer is not done because it can be perceived that the police are giving the dead person an honor, something they don't deserve.
But for the police to escort a cop killer to a cemetery is just stupid and very hurtful.