Broward County Sheriff Claims He’s Provided ‘Amazing Leadership’ Despite Office’s Failings

By Tom Knighton

As a former Navy man, I always look to the top when it comes to success or failure. The man in charge is ultimately responsible for everything that goes on in his organization, and I tend to judge a man by how he deals with that. A good man takes responsibility for the failings and works to fix them. Others…not so much.

One of those others is Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel.

While the Sheriff has made the most of his time in the limelight, he’s mostly been allowed to skate under the radar for his many failings. However, CNN’s Jake Tapper wasn’t going to let that continue indefinitely.

Tapper noted Israel’s conditional remarks, pointing out it was notes from Israel’s own department. Israel responded the officer who handled that situation was on restrictive duty.

“I’ve exercised my due diligence, I’ve led this county proudly as I always have,” he said. “We have restricted that deputy as we look in to it. You know, deputies make mistakes, police officers make mistakes, we all make mistakes, but it’s not the responsibility of the general or the president if you have a deserter. You look into this. We’re looking into this aggressively, and …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms