Another case involving Denver law enforcement has prompted a swift declaration from Democratic gubernatorial candidate and current Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper:

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper vowed thorough and fair investigations into the death of a jail inmate struggling with deputies and two police brutality controversies captured on security cameras.
The mayor called the press conference on the city hall steps Friday afternoon just hours after the medical examiner issued a ruling that homicide was the manner of death for inmate Marvin Booker who succumbed as five deputies pinned him to the floor in a choke hold as they shocked him with a Taser.
The mayor said Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey is conducting a relentless and impartial investigation into how Booker died.
“Part of the goal here is to make sure that their investigation is fair and impartial and that all parties concerned get all the fairness that we can give them,” Hickenlooper said.

An incident from April 2009 resulted in Hickenlooper calling for an FBI investigation and local Latino groups for the resignation of the city’s safety manager, Ron Perea. The city has recently settled numerous suits involving allegations of “excessive force,” perhaps trying to squelch public outcry over police infractions:

“We are constantly trying to improve and I don’t mean because of these incidents,” Hickenlooper replied. “We are always trying to research how can we do things better. How can we keep our citizens safe, but at the same time keep our police officers safe.
“I think we hold ourselves to very, very high standards.”
The mayor said that 99 percent of Denver police officers “are dedicated, they work above and beyond the call of duty. They literally put their lives on the line for people in this community.”
Since he became mayor more than seven years ago, Hickelooper said the goal has been “to do everything we can make sure that if there is a bad apple in that barrel that we have a bright light” to expose any misconduct.
The mayor said that’s why the city has an Independent Police Monitor to review internal investigations and disciplinary actions.

Another video surfaced this week, adding to the city’s–and the mayor’s–concern: