Comments on: Folsom names new police chief

By: Steve Dogood

Steve Dogood — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:36:15 +0000

Well this shouldn’t require a class on the First Amendment but here goes. Mr. Ruhle does have a right to post his “opinion” as you put it, however the First Amnendment is not an absolute right. When your opiinion is stated as fact and damages the reputation and livelihood of another and is untrue or made up then we cross over from opinion to slander and you lose said protection. Chief Renaud never took leave for a mental breakdown, she was not involved in any conspiracy involving Chieff Batts, she was never a candidate for Long Beach Police Chief. See where this goes? No reputible publication would leave this up without at the very least making an attempt to vette the information. If he doesn’t like her and feels he has reason then he can certainly post that. As a public official criticism is part of the job, however baseless accussations designed to damage ones reputation are irresponsible

By: Ronin

Ronin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:56:23 +0000

Remove Mr. Ruhle’s “personal attack?” ,,, what???!!!!! You can’t silence critics Mr. Dogood, don’t forget this is not a Communist country, not yet anyways. some of the comments made are very true & some are unconfirmed. Nevertheless, the gentleman has a right to his opinion. The Media has a duty to print both sides of an argument, even though they are often one sided. Just because YOU don’t agree with Ruhle’s opinion, it doesn’t make it against the “rules for postings.”

By: Steve Dogood

Steve Dogood — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:50:25 +0000

Please remove Mr. Ruhle’s untrue and slanderous personal attack on Chief Renaud. I am sure you have rules for postings. Please note every other publication has removed his unsupported allegations.

By: Mike Ruehle

Mike Ruehle — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:19:07 +0000

This is great news for Long Beach and not so good news for Folsom.

What Folsom’s investigation probably did not uncover is

1. As a Long Beach police commander, Cynthia Renaud was part of the documented coverup of four domestic violence complaints filed against then Chief of Police, Anthony Batts, who is currently under fire as Chief of Police in Oakland.

http://www.longbeachcomber.com/story.aspx?artID=2368

2. Commander Cynthia Renaud did not make the list of candidates considered for the new Long Beach Police Chief who eventually was hired from outside the department a year ago.

3. Cynthia Renaud took an extended leave of absence for a psychological breakdown in 1993 after being the first officer to arrive on a murder scene.

4. As President of a Long Beach Residents Association, Cmd. Renaud was the ranking office who oversaw my community. I found Ms. Renaud to be untrustworthy, evasive, disrespectful and highly political. Her untruthful statements were documented many times.

5. Cynthia Renaud frequently belittled people in a public forum who questioned the conduct of officers serving under her.

6. Cynthia Renaud refused to release the names of police officers under her command who were involved in misconduct or shootings.

7. Upon becoming Commander in 2007, Cynthia Renaud inherited meetings with the public from her predecessor that she frequently avoided and sent subordinates instead.

8. Soon after becoming Commander, Ms Renaud notified resident associations that Long Beach police representation would be reduced at future meetings.

9. Long Beach police officers question whether Ms Renaud’s sex was the reason for her quick rise through the ranks.

Good luck Folsom