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brooklynite

(94,624 posts) Thu Apr 26, 2018, 05:14 PM Apr 2018

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Broward County sheriff receives no confidence vote from police union

Source: The Hill

The Florida sheriff who oversaw the response into the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this year received a no-confidence from a police union on Thursday.

The Broward Sheriff's Office Deputies Association voted 534-94 to express no confidence in Sheriff Scott Israel, asking Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to remove him from office.

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Tension has been brewing between Israel and his deputies in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Fla., which took the lives of 17 people in February.

Israel has been slammed for his department's failure to prevent the shooting despite having numerous red flags.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/385082-broward-county-sheriff-receives-no-confidence-vote-from-police

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Broward County sheriff receives no confidence vote from police union (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP

This is why Sheriffs are elected by the general public, Mr.Bill Apr 2018 #1

You can bet his opponent will use that christx30 Apr 2018 #4

Joe Arpaio was elected by the general public as well..... brooklynite Apr 2018 #2

Yeah, and so was...... groundloop Apr 2018 #3

And he was also just voted out by them. Mr.Bill Apr 2018 #5

Mr.Bill

(24,304 posts)

1. This is why Sheriffs are elected by the general public,

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2018, 09:09 PM

Apr 2018

not the Deputies who serve under him/her.

christx30

(6,241 posts)

4. You can bet his opponent will use that

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 01:19 AM

Apr 2018

in the next election. Which is a good thing. He strikes me as an arrogant, unlikable idiot.

brooklynite

(94,624 posts)

2. Joe Arpaio was elected by the general public as well.....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2018, 09:51 PM

Apr 2018

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

3. Yeah, and so was......

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 26, 2018, 10:33 PM

Apr 2018

Oh hell, forget it. No need to mention it again.

Mr.Bill

(24,304 posts)

5. And he was also just voted out by them.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 27, 2018, 05:43 PM

Apr 2018

If you let the rank and file elect their Sheriffs, you would have hundreds of Joe Arpaios in the country.

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