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1. I am not a politically correct. Never have been and never will be.
2. I am not affiliated with any political party, civic group, social network, etc. I believe in arresting everyone equally.
3. If you create your own problems, because of your use of drugs, alcohol, greed, games, scams, etc, don’t come to me expecting to receive a sympatric ear. Grow up and deal with it yourself. if you can't deal with it,move to another state, country and excercise your rights there.
4. If you lock your keys in your vehicle, TOUGH! Call a locksmith. If you can’t find a locksmith, get a hammer, window punch, large rock, or similar device.
5. Pistols permits would be a minimum of $ 50.00 annually.
6. If you do something wrong, my friends and I be wearing body armor and come knocking on your door, morning, noon, nights, week days, weekends and holidays, except for Mother’s Day, when we will be paying your momma a visit too looking for you.
7. Some offenders do not deserve a second chance. The problem should be terminated immediately.
8. For those offenders who think they deserve a second chance, take two extra steps.
9. I am not associated with any of the “politically correct churches” in the area nor do I desire to be.
10. I don’t like Swamp John’s fundraisers
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Have you not noticed that one of the first things that some political candidates post as a reason to elect them is the member ship of what church they attend; classes/programs they lead, etc? How does their choice of religion qualify them to be a candidate?

In this case, I’m not voting for the minister of the year, I would be voting for a sheriff, the chief law enforcement officer in the county.

I have know of several politicians who have transferred and/or joined certain churches be it the First Baptist of; 1st Methodist of, or whatever domination that suites their goals/ambitions; prior to them announcing their candidacy.

Believe it or not, there are some people who vote for Baptist, Methodist or whatever the church affliction listed, because of just that issue.
Why; the answer is simple. It’s not to pad my pocket, but to improve the overall better quality of training and education for the employees.

What most people don’t know or realize, that the according to the standards set forth by the Alabama Peace Officers Standards Training commission who oversee the certifications of law enforcement officers in the state, all APOST certified officers are required to have a minimum of 12 hours of CEU’s per year with the exception of deputy sheriff’s unless the county commission mandates it. As of the last time that I check, just over 2/3’s of the counties in Alabama mandate it. Lauderdale and Colbert Counties do not, and I’m not sure about Franklin, Limestone and Lawrence.

One of the reasons that the deputies were excluded is that the Alabama Associations of County Commissions, fought against this mandate, citing that the expense would be too much for some of the smaller counties,meaning that once they hire a certified officer, as long as they submitted qualifying firearms scores once annually, they could/would retain their certification.

The real world, in which you and I live, changes daily and this includes court rulings. If a deputy graduated from the police academy in 1984,unless they have elected to enhance their knowledge and skills through extra training of their own, all they know is what they were they learned by on the job experience and their academy days. Both of which are mostly likely now incorrect.

I’m a firm believer that the better trained your staff is, the better job they will do. Good training and leadership attracts a better quality of job applicant.

Training does not come without expense. The average training cost for a 1-5 day class varies from free to over a $ 1,000.00 depending on the type of course, the presenter and location. Some of the private training groups allows up to 3-5 of your staff to attend the course for free, as long as you are the host agency and provide the accommodations. This is not being taken advantage of locally.

I have concerns for the law enforcement officers in this area, especially the deputies. It’s not unusual to hear someone on the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s radio frequency to key up a microphone and play some redneck county song over their network, tying up the frequency for up to a minute or more at a time. I would hate to be an officer, who at the very moment, needed to call for assistance, due to a violent encounter.

I can’t tell you how many times, that a Colbert County deputy has tried to contact their dispatch only to have someone key up another and stronger radio, preventing the dispatch from understanding what the deputy is saying.

I could go on and on, but the people in the counties need to know. That’s just some of the reasons why I can’t be a sheriff. My patience for such nonsense would not let me, as I already have some health issues and I could not handle the added stress.
Car locks are nowhere near as easy to unlock as they used to be. Side air bags, anti-theft devices, lock boxes...all make unlocking car doors a skill that needs an expert, rather than an amateur with a "slim jim" or a coat hanger. Plus, locksmiths make a living unlocking car doors. Cops should enforce laws, not unlock car doors for forgetful people.

I do disagree with the $50.00 for a pistol permit. Deputies need training, but not at the expense of legal right being taxed so heavily. Get the local legislation to tack a $1.00 per case fee onto criminal prosecution convictions to raise money...don't tax law abiding citizens for it.
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Originally posted by Sassy Kims:
Car locks are nowhere near as easy to unlock as they used to be. Side air bags, anti-theft devices, lock boxes...all make unlocking car doors a skill that needs an expert, rather than an amateur with a "slim jim" or a coat hanger. Plus, locksmiths make a living unlocking car doors. Cops should enforce laws, not unlock car doors for forgetful people.



I do disagree with the $50.00 for a pistol permit. Deputies need training, but not at the expense of legal right being taxed so heavily. Get the local legislation to tack a $1.00 per case fee onto criminal prosecution convictions to raise money...don't tax law abiding citizens for it.


100% agreed with this. Pistol permits should be relatively inexpensive.

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