Having had legal issues with the City of Douglasville Police Department over a mistake I made and a resignation contract the city refused to honor limits me in what I intend to say here but, it is high time someone did. I will tell you I was wrong and deserved discipline the rest remains in court.
Having worked in the field of internal investigations, serving as an advisor to the IACP and Federal ...agencies on small to mid-size police departments and hired to assist and conduct audits of police departments around the country we have a problem here.
During my 37 years and the my entire time as an officer pay is not the main reason officers leave police departments. That is the CEO’s excuse. Cops love their jobs. We had an old saying “I can’t believe they pay me to do this”. Officers love the communities they work in and the people there. You all need to hear the rest of the story by demanding an audit of your police department.
The down fall of most departments low moral due to favoritism, unequal discipline, failing to communicate to the officers on daily actives that affect the officers lives. Expenditures such as 60,000 (give or take) Suburban for the chief who decided he didn’t want it and bought a 50,000 (give or take I have the OR here) Jeep Cherokee because he wanted in a matter of months. I have been told by an outside agency tell me where the Command staff parks looks like the White House protection vehicles.
Officers are human beings they are not soldiers that are to be ordered about. They are educated and deserve explanations as to why they are completing a job in a way that may not be correct or is correct but, need reassuring they will be okay in this litigations society. They are in danger as they have no experience. There will be a serious incident sooner or later.
Having spoken with officers who have left what once was a great police department morale is at an all-time low. I have been told there are evenings there are only 3 officers on duty at night. Now I beg to question why is the city balking at paying for fire services when the Sheriff is kind enough to pick up calls for the Police?
I can and will go on within the next few weeks with my new blog. Citizens take a look. Check the radio logs at 911 and see how many folks are on the road. Check with Peace Officers and Training and you will see you have one of the youngest departments in the state of Georgia. As the great Earl Lee said get out there get active and get it done. You the public need to make a change.
Give me your thoughts and maybe someone on the council will read them. I really care for these kids and don’t want them hurt.
Having worked in the field of internal investigations, serving as an advisor to the IACP and Federal ...agencies on small to mid-size police departments and hired to assist and conduct audits of police departments around the country we have a problem here.
During my 37 years and the my entire time as an officer pay is not the main reason officers leave police departments. That is the CEO’s excuse. Cops love their jobs. We had an old saying “I can’t believe they pay me to do this”. Officers love the communities they work in and the people there. You all need to hear the rest of the story by demanding an audit of your police department.
The down fall of most departments low moral due to favoritism, unequal discipline, failing to communicate to the officers on daily actives that affect the officers lives. Expenditures such as 60,000 (give or take) Suburban for the chief who decided he didn’t want it and bought a 50,000 (give or take I have the OR here) Jeep Cherokee because he wanted in a matter of months. I have been told by an outside agency tell me where the Command staff parks looks like the White House protection vehicles.
Officers are human beings they are not soldiers that are to be ordered about. They are educated and deserve explanations as to why they are completing a job in a way that may not be correct or is correct but, need reassuring they will be okay in this litigations society. They are in danger as they have no experience. There will be a serious incident sooner or later.
Having spoken with officers who have left what once was a great police department morale is at an all-time low. I have been told there are evenings there are only 3 officers on duty at night. Now I beg to question why is the city balking at paying for fire services when the Sheriff is kind enough to pick up calls for the Police?
I can and will go on within the next few weeks with my new blog. Citizens take a look. Check the radio logs at 911 and see how many folks are on the road. Check with Peace Officers and Training and you will see you have one of the youngest departments in the state of Georgia. As the great Earl Lee said get out there get active and get it done. You the public need to make a change.
Give me your thoughts and maybe someone on the council will read them. I really care for these kids and don’t want them hurt.
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