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(Updated 11 Aug 2008)
It is time for Prince George's County Sheriff Michael Jackson to resign or be removed from office.
Sheriff Jackson's arrogant defense of his staff's brutalization of innocent citizens and slaughter of their dogs, in the Calvo case, the Myers case (Post, WJLA) and the James case (Post) , shows that he does not believe in the oath he took, nor in the stated values of his office.
- Trust: Sheriff Jackson has acted to destroy, not "develop and maintain the confidence of the community."
- Respect: Sheriff Jackson has shown that he is not "committed to protecting the rights of all persons equally." Rather, he seems more committed to protecting the perceived prerogatives of his office at the expense of all other persons.
- Integrity: While he claims to be "accountable to the highest standards of ethical conduct," Sheriff Jackson states publicly that he is offended by the idea that the public should hold him accountable.
Sheriff Jackson seems far more concerned with arresting someone with a package of marijuana and getting the resulting publicity than with investigating the facts or protecting anybody or anything.
Sheriff Jackson's attitude suggests that any amount of collateral damage is acceptable to him, no matter what the circumstances.
Based on Sheriff Jackson's public statements, it seems fair for us to conclude that, to Sheriff Jackson, the end of catching someone with marijuana justifies any means--any amount of force, excessive, illegal, or immoral. Based on that standard, his victims should be justified in using any even barely legal means to remove him from office.
Even worse, Sheriff Jackson apparently plans to run for county executive. That would give him control of the county police department, not only known for its long history of police brutality, but recently in the news for its worst in the region record in the investigations of robberies and homicides.
The ordinary, law-abiding, innocent residents of the county and their pets will not be safe from the excesses of Sheriff Jackson's sadistic stormtroopers as long as he holds any position of authority over law enforcement personnel. He must be replaced!
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5 comments:
Thank for for your quick comment on my (Titanic Bugle) blog regarding Jackson's unethical and unprofessional actions in response to brutal killing of Mayor Calvo's dogs by Jackson's so-called men. I have provided a link from my blog to yours. Feel free to refer to my blog or use any portion it. I filled in all of the contact info. I also added your good suggestion that the public demand that Jackson resign. I feel sorry for the people in PG country who have to live under that so-called man. The more I learn about him, the scarier it becomes.
I personally will do everything I can do to make sure this guy is made to resign before any chance of election. Actually, resignation would be in his best interest right now. If I had my way he'd be sitting in jail with the rest of these so called law enforcement officers while others are whispering behind his cowardly back. Back in November when his cowards killed my dog, I asked for an apology. Think I got one? No, I never heard another word from anyone. I am ashamed of our PG county law enforcement and will run as fast as I can when I can afford it.
Don't let him resign. Keep that sorry SOB up there with you. He may move around here, or around people or animals I care about. Clean up your own mess. Don't forget the coward(s) that pulled the trigger. If you run him off, I hope he gets a welcoming party wherever he goes.
We as citizens cannot foget these unprofessional and Irresponsible acts by this Sheriff. He SHOULD NOT and Never hold office again.We as citizens can hold him accountable by making sure of that. We have a voice by our vote.
They need to revamp every PG government official. There is something seriously wrong when Montgomery County can rank in the top 50 nationwide in school systems and PG County can't even get on the list of 200 and PG county has a bigger suppliment of finances than Montgomery County.
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