As the wait drags on for a verdict in the murder trial of former St. Louis cop Jason Stockley, a call for conviction is coming from a surprising source: a police union representing what were once Stockley's fellow officers.
The union, the Ethical Society of Police, represents officers of color in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. It has often been sharply critical of the department and its officers — and its video statement released today is no exception.
In the statement, ESOP president Sergeant Heather Taylor cited Stockley's violations of police policy — such as removing his gloves while handling evidence and carrying an unauthorized AK-47 Draco pistol in the field — to support the position reached by the union's board of directors: that Stockley is guilty of murder.…