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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SoonerShots" data-source="post: 1468160" data-attributes="member: 6878">I have read all the above posts on this topic and it seems to me there is only one question that needs to be asked and that is&#8230;Were the officers “On Duty”, “On the Clock”, were they being paid by the City to be there?  If the answer is No, then the good Captain has a case, if the answer is Yes, then he has no case. Why because if you’re on the clock and being paid, then to me it’s an assignment for the day, and as a leader, it would be his job to assign others to do the same.  Why, because they are also on the clock and being paid.   It does sound like there was a miscommunication of expectations from the deputy Chief to the Captain. The Captain should have been told why the assignment was made, what the department or City could gain by going, and what the goals and expectations were for the City and TPD.  Lastly, the deputy Chief should tell all those that are attending the three will be a debrief the officers who went to see what they learned and if there should there be any modifications in the way TPD would police members of this segment of the community. Now if the citizens of Tulsa don’t like the fact that TPD is expending their resources a certain way, then they can take it up with the Chief, Mayor and the City Counsel.   Don’t get me started on that cluster.  Okay stepping off my soap box now.</blockquote>