Piercy "owned" Kerns? Hmmmm... If that were the case, according to her supporters, much would have been different downtown. And the macho culture of the Eugene PD wouldn't clash so obviously with the local culture. I'd also remind you that several cases of officer discipline were imposed by Kerns (and his predecessor) that then were overturned, highlighted by the public tantrums of the union boss. 
Finally, do you think Kitty "owned" Ruiz? If she could control the top cop, Ruiz should have been a slam-dunk. Again, according to many Piercy supporters (a dwindling number since the width, breath of the city hall fiasco has become indefensible), it was mean ol' Ruiz that misled hippy-dippy Kitty all these years, culminating in the insufferable and dangerous downtown environment and that 7 or 8 million dollar gravel field-of-screams.

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