Posted April 27, 2018 4:00 pm by Comments

By John Dempsey

Law enforcement chiefs and sheriffs must have the confidence of their officers. The community they are in charge of protecting deserves to have a leader they trust, as well. Just yesterday, the Broward’s Sheriff’s Office Deputies Association held a symbolic vote about Sheriff Scott Israel’s leadership.

As Tom noted earlier today, of the 628 officers in the union, 534 said they have no confidence in Israel. The high number of officers that voted against Israel is alarming. And it’s likely that those who voted in favor of Israel are command staff that worries about termination.

It is safe to say this was brewing before the incident in Parkland, Florida. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting is simply the event that exposed Israel for his poor leadership.

Israel is continuing to deflect issues away from himself. When asked about the vote of no confidence, he turned to money. Israel claimed the union president was attempting to extort a 6.5 percent pay increase for deputies.

In response to the vote, Israel claimed that Bell was trying to “use the Parkland tragedy as a bargaining tactic to extort a 6.5 percent raise.”

We all know this vote was …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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