Comments on: Steve Stewart: Progressives Seek to Normalize Anti-Law Enforcement Views in the Name of Diversity

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 15:29:35 +0000

Tallahassee crime is out of control: Officers are paid the same every 2 weeks whether they sit in a parking lot or actively look for criminal activity. There is nothing “progressive” about rampant crime. Police need support from the community.

By: Dee Christensen

Dee Christensen — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 22:01:15 +0000

I agree to an extent, but I’m not so sure all of your points support your argument. The board was designed to be toothless. It has only the power to review and recommend, and I’m not sure is has the power to review without the ability to subpoena under oath.

Further, ” normalizing” anti-law enforcement views? That smacks of propaganda without proof. I would remind all that there are five commissioners, a city manager and the city attorney, all who have a voice and all could publicly comment on any outlandish speach at any commission meeting. If they don’t? Ask each why.

I’m wondering at anyone’s ability to describe various view points as extreme, especially now we’ve had a president and members of Congress overtly and covertly attempt to over throw the Constitution.

I would rather an “abolitionist” have a seat at the table just as I would have the communist party representative etc al on the federal ballot.

Trying to hide or bannish bad ideas is worse than the alternative.

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:27:51 +0000

We don’t need Police Reform, we NEED Judge, District Attorney, Prosecuting Attorney and Grand Jury Reform. They need to stop reducing Charges just to close a Case and they NEED to give LONGER Sentences to Repeat Offenders, Violent Offender and Offenders who use a Weapon (any kind of a Weapon). The Charge of “Attempted Murder” should be used a LOT MORE than it is. Not to long ago a Man was attacked with a Hammer, hit in the head a couple times, the Suspect was only Charged with Assault and Battery when it SHOULD have been Attempted Murder.

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:21:23 +0000

@ Lena: Your question SHOULD be, “When was the last time the Media Reported on criminality by the Democrats?”

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:03:07 +0000

A diversity of people on the Board is fine. However, there should not be a diversity of views regarding the police. The members of the Board should be impartial toward the police.

By: Nicholas Weed

Nicholas Weed — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 22:33:04 +0000

PostScript – this article makes a good argument on the need for a nationwide search for a city manager. The CPRB was improperly implemented. This falls on the city manager. Don’t all commissioners have to vote in each appointee? When an appointee has to be removed it shows there was a failure to initially properly vet.

By: NE Moderate

NE Moderate — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:38:19 +0000

Really stretching here. PBA really overdid it on this whole thing and should quit digging their hole of embarrassment.

By: Nicholas Weed

Nicholas Weed — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:12:19 +0000

Lena,

Rick Scott was a good leader for Florida even stepping in for Gillum when Gillum couldn’t handle his responsibilities after a hurricane.

You are also misguided and drink the Kool-Aid on Donald Trump and having Trump derangement syndrome. Trump was calling out treasonous activities by Biden and Hunter and it has led to a war where thousands are being killed needlessly. Trump was right. Democrats need to quit drinking the Kool-Aid and wake up.

I enjoy reading your comments and sometimes I even agree with you and I applaud you on expressing your views and not doing it by name calling. This time I disagree with you.

By: Nicholas Weed

Nicholas Weed — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:05:15 +0000

You have made the point that R B Holmes is a political figure that should stay in his lane and preach the word of God. It has become the culture in Tallahassee for some reason that politicians use him as a conduit for votes and that is disturbing. It would have more credibility if you would call the Reverend out on being silent on abortion.

The progressives are shown to have worked more for a Republican agenda however I disagree with their views on law enforcement and criticizing Republicans when they need to critique their own party’s failures. But, it was unfortunate and unnecessary the way law enforcement treated Matlow at the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce event. It’s a two-way street.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:49:23 +0000

Lena has issues… and apparently the latest talking-points memo. All categories of violent crime are skyrocketing in every major “Marxicrat-run” city across the country… and yet, according to Lena, it’s somehow the Republican’s fault.

… gotta love that Alinsky