dr. marshall. >> vice president marshall: i want to make a comment -- >> [inaudible] >> dr. marshall. >> vice president marshall: i don't know how it came about that it was misconstrued what was going to happen tonight but we will be clear exact -- i'm sorry, we will make every effort to be clear about what exactly is agendized next time we have a report by the commission. because it was not -- it was misrepresented for some reason. we'll make every effort to be clear on what this process really happens the next time we have. because i understand the next time we have 60 days, we're going to have another one then. we will be very clear as to what happens -- what is going to happen that evening because apparently some of you were confused about you we'll do our best to make sure it's clear. >> excuse me, sir. you may not speak unless you're up to the podium and at the appropriate time. we're not allowed to engage the community unless they're in fact even during public comment we're not allowed to do it, unless of special circumstanced. >> general public comment, which it is no

dr. marshall is headed up to the podium. >> also joyce hicks from occ and chief ser from the police apartment. president mazzucco: we have to police commissioner secretaries here tonight. sgt jacino will be the backup if needed. anyway, i would like to welcome you to the wednesday, august 22, 2012 police commission meeting. of war we had the line-item number one, i will ask that we move to line items #5, 6, 7 and 4. they are separate items regarding whether or not the police commission can recommend the higher of the system control specialist for the patrol specials here tonight. i have spoken to one other commissioner and the police commission secretary. we have had a brief conference from the city attorney and ask that these go off-caliber tonight. the commission would like to see the entire background package for each of the proposed assistant patrol special officers that will require that they sign a waiver for us to see their package. not all of them have signed a waiver. however, under the charter, it is not the police department that hires a control specialist. they have the outside ba

dr. marshall and i were early in the commission, the backlog was significant. rear for years to complete an investigation. worst-case scenarios 14 months. the issue always has been the completion of the criminal investigation by the district attorney's office. that is a technical fang that slows the south. we like to close them out, too. does what the public expects. amato -- the numbers are lower and the timing is better. i am glad they are getting them to move forward. anything further? please call the next item. >> the director's report discussion and review of recent activities. >> director hicks, welcome back. >> is good to be back. thank you. we have no recent activities to report. i gave detailed reports last wednesday. and so will a report at future meetings. >> hope the next item. >> the commission president's report, the commissioners reports. >> i have two quick things to report on. i was able to see a marine unit in action. i was invited as a guest on a boat for the america's cup. i am not a sailor. but i was on a boat and it was interesting to see

dr. marshall, were the hearing officer, but the rest of the commissioners could be facing an important decision on the transcripts. i want to make sure that are accurate. i suggest the audio recordings be released, so i can compare them to the transcripts. my goal is for accuracy. the he is trying to fight me on this, but i think it is important. that is why i put it in the motion. i requested audio recordings, so they can be compared, or so i can send them to another transcriber to have them transcribed again. those are the emotions. -- the motions. >> with respect to both of these motions, i would point out that both of these matters were decided by commissioner marshall during the proceedings in this case. the department's position is we think commissioner marshall got both decisions right and the commission should stick with the decisions on both of these issues. with respect to the issue of adding additional exhibits, transcripts of interviews, the department position has been that both sides have -- had ample opportunity to introduce items during the trial. many of them more. for whatever

dr. marshall. >> vice president marshall: i want to thank you for working hard and get this report out to clear up in he misconceptions and working with all these different agencies, and try to categorize them in a way that's equitable and fair for everyone. so i thank you. >> well i appreciate that. but i'll tell you the reason the department has e-mail and a web base server is because of director giffen. and reason that we can now do the race and ethnicity reportin repot we can do is because she puts this stuff through like maybe nobody else, in it any other department in the city. >> that's very nice. thank you. >> just hold all the other city departments. >> anything further for -- anything further for director giffen? thank you very much. please call line item 3(b). >> line item 3(b), occ director report, recent review of activities, monthly comprehensive statistical reports and compendium reports for january 1, 2012 through august 2012 and january 2011 through august 2011. >> thank you for being here this evening. i know you have a lot going on and i appreciate your presence here to

dr. marshall, gave a second opportunity which i believe was an unfair advantage, because i had already submitted my written closing argument. we were entitled to another five pages. hopefully, you guys have read through all of that. to go over in the search warrant -- this is an illegal search warrant to begin with. this is a student journalist that was best friends with a homicide victim. he was at the scene. he witnessed this person getting killed. he invoked the shield law in talking to me and my partner. two tenants of the unit insisted on doing a search warrant. i told them the only way we would get this thing was through voluntary cooperation. commissioner turman: you are arguing your case. i think i understand where you are going. i just wanted to make sure i have the procedural understanding. >> i still have a little bit of time left. i know i did not use my five minutes. i would like to cover the rest of it. vice president marshall: i do not want to to argue the case. how much time? >> 3 minutes and 16 seconds. he has a minute and 44. >> specifications 2, 3, and 4 deal with a he-said, s

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dr. beschloss, do you have any advice for authors writing history? this is from marshallyou for everyone calling me doctor which i think rests on honorary degrees, but thank you all the same. advice on -- >> host: writing history. >> guest: advice on writing history? >> host: writing history. >> guest: or on how one should start a career, perhaps, on writing history? >> host: you can see that right up there, and i'll let you take that any way you want. do you have any advice for authors writing history. >> guest: i think two pieces of advice. one is, if you're writing history, realize you can't do it three minutes after the event concerned. it's not history. it's something else, but it's not history. and the other thing is that at least the kind of history i practice, don't put your private agendas or emotional agendas into your work, and if you must do this or political agendas, make sure that they're clearly labeled. sometimes that doesn't p happen. >> host: here is terry feinberg's e-mail from freeport, illinois. it -- >> guest: kind oflmost hatred? was hoover hatred?

dr. beschloss, do you have any advice for authors writing history? this is from marshallyou for everyone calling me doctor which i think rests on honorary degrees, but thank you all the same. advice on -- >> host: writing history. >> guest: advice on writing history? >> host: writing history. >> guest: or on how one should start a career, perhaps, on writing history? >> host: you can see that right up there, and i'll let you take that any way you want. do you have any advice for authors writing history. >> guest: i think two pieces of advice. one is, if you're writing history, realize you can't do it three minutes after the event concerned. it's not history. it's something else, but it's not history. and the other thing is that at least the kind of history i practice, don't put your private agendas or emotional agendas into your work, and if you must do this or political agendas, make sure that they're clearly labeled. sometimes that doesn't p happen. >> host: here is terry feinberg's e-mail from freeport, illinois. it -- >> guest: kind oflmost hatred? was hoover hatred?