Comradai - I can't help but think that you need to look at some of your comments and think about what you are saying. You are asking people to not judge Stanley Sheriff, yet you are making some pretty judgmental comments about others at the Seneca P.D. I don't know who you are, but you are not helping anything by slinging mud at others, when you just seem to be trying to defend your good friend. Unless you are an employee of the Seneca P.D. and are prepared to make official complaints about the inner workings of the department, I think that it is wrong to comment on things you don't know about first hand. ARE you an employee at the police department?
I see that article as an example of the judicial system working. The guilty one is in jail, and the truth was found out about the other juvenile and he was set free. And quite frankly, if I was being questioned for something, I would not feel threatened about it if I was innocent. The quilty juvenile had a gun, and I am sure in a situation like that near a school, every scenario needs to be considered, even to the point of detaining for a time a guy that had been in the car with the robber shortly before he committed a crime. I certainly hope that I never get as cynical as some of you guys.
I received the alert on my phone when the school went into lockdown. I am glad that there are systems in place and that schools are alerted when there is a potential situation nearby that could put school children in harms way. As far as the above post criticizing taking in both individuals, the article says that the two were friends, although only one was involved in the robbery. I think that it was "better safe than sorry" to take both of them in custody, until all the facts were sorted.
Now, there is no use to be mean spirited about these comments. The 5 in my login stands for the number of people in my wonderful family. I have 5 crazies in my home and enjoy every minute of my life. I just happen to be an idealist in life that believes the best about people. I do believe in the systems set up that govern us,(be it police, government, etc.) and I do my part in the community to help be a positive influence. I don't just make random comments in this column, I am in a classroom each day making a difference. I teach children to be fair to others, to follow rules and to obey the laws in place, so that they can be good citizens in our community. When people make comments that might encourage others to view our law officers in a negative way, it surely does get me on my "soapbox". We all need to be responsible with our words because you just never know who might be reading or listening.
I am sorry that the writer didn't get the response that they wanted and deserved from the Sheriff's office. Please be careful with that gun you bought! If you are as pro-active as to purchase a gun to protect you and yours, I hope that you use that same initiative to contact the Sheriff and tell him that officer's name and what happened.
Iceman, I surely hope you don't think that police officers profit in any way from their job, except an hourly wage just like most other working folks. As for the unmarked Seneca car at the accident, I am assuming that he was the warrant officer for the city. Although he is 100% trained as all police officers are, his primary role is to serve warrants and seek out people with outstanding warrants. He doesn't work the patrol and doesn't do the job duties for an accident such as the paperwork, citations, and traffic court like a regular patrol officer would do.
Posted on December 9 at 9:02 a.m.
On Tree giveaway touches hearts
This story just got me in the Christmas spirit!