His appointment did not come without baggage. Curtsinger, hired from Los Angeles, moved Davis from patrol division manager, a high-profile job, to administrative services, where he was head of training, research and building maintenance. Curtsinger also suspended the department's cultural diversity training. The department grew racially polarized. Racial slurs began showing up on bathroom walls.
Past skeletons remain today.
As top cop, Davis' first decisions were unpopular. He told officers they could no longer wear shorts or curse on the job. A supervisor reprimanded the officer. Union members oppose the policy, saying officers shouldn't have to worry about what they say during stressful calls. If you're in a situation where you got a crime going on, a lot of times you revert back to street language.