We, the signers of this petition, request the immediate resignation, or immediate reassignment to non-administrative duties, of Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul and Deputy Chief Myron Daniels.

Chief Paul and Deputy Chief Daniels are nearing their 6th year of leading the administration of the Baton Rouge Police Department. In that time, the department has been reduced to a "barely functioning" organization, and it shows.

1. Crime is at a historic high, with the last two years seeing the highest murder rates in Baton Rouge history. This year is on track to rank in the top 3 years, as well.
2. Morale of the officers who serve in the Department is at an all-time low, which has directly resulted in the rise in crime.
3. The number of officers serving is at historical lows, approaching 200 officers short of allotment. This is a direct result of low morale and failed policies.
4. The disciplinary process within the department has been weaponized to punish those who disagree with the administration. Conversely, those that are friendly to the top men, or who are members of social organizations with them, receive favorable treatment and, in some cases, outright immunity.
5. Because of these disciplinary issues in the last year alone, Chief Paul has spent nearly 6 times the amount of taxpayer money than any of his predecessors in legal battles with his officers.
6. Despite constant claims of “transparency and accountability”, Chief Paul and Deputy Chief Daniels have refused access by the only media source that questions his administration in any meaningful way, violating not only caselaw related to this matter, but the US Constitution which they have taken an oath to uphold.

Baton Rouge has given Chief Paul and Deputy Chief Daniels 5 years to improve the Baton Rouge Police Department; however, by every single metric that the success of an organization can be measured, all things are worse than when their tenures began. Our citizens and our officers cannot afford another moment of this administration and are demanding an immediate replacement of these two men.