Judge faults security procedures (in Atlanta massacre)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 3.13.05 | STEVE VISSER

[mhking]

And please keep FulCo Sheriff Myron Freeman as far as is humanly possible from a microphone. His command of the English language makes Chief Moose sound like a Rhodes Scholar.

 

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Revised headline: Senior judge has keen sense of the bleedin' obvious.

[Bahbah]

His command of the English language makes Chief Moose sound like a Rhodes Scholar.

LOL. That is so true. This is such a sad story overall in that these deaths were entirely preventable. The attempts at backside covering going on right now must be incredible.

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I gotta say it: they should put Rambo in charge!

[sweet_diane]

"And please keep FulCo Sheriff Myron Freeman as far as is humanly possible from a microphone."

I must say, I was embarassed for my family in Atlanta after listening to this Sheriff.

[mhking]

I gotta say it: they should put Rambo in charge!

Rambo ran against Freeman for sheriff last go 'round; sounds like he should have won.

[MKM1960]

You have that right. As to the High Sheriff's panel to investigate the department, I believe that would be like empaneling a bunch of foxes to determine what went on in the hen house. I would much rather see panel appointed by the governor, the President or the DOJ to see what the hell went wrong and then I am not sure we would get an honest answer. After watching almost 36 straight hours of D'oh moments I am surprised that Atlanta can even operate.

[SevenMinusOne]

The attempts at backside covering going on right now must be incredible.

Exactly -

Plus add to the fact of not just the screw up of having a lone officer escorting this guy but with all those hundreds and hundreds of cops outside the courthouse all day Friday....none of them did a search of the VERY parking complex he was last seen in!! - In which they would have found his supposed escape vehicle -

So, yet a fourth person dies the next morning -

But all I keep hearing on every TV program is "what an excellent job the police did in this situation" - It is literally mind boggling!! - They had this man in custody...and he manages to kill 4 people and they keep insisting they have done a wonderful job???? - What?

[Silver Sumo]

Oh, please. You should listen to the Police Chief of Philadelphia talk. He's as incoherent as any other.

[L98Fiero]

"Senior Superior Court Judge Philip Etheridge said it was "absolutely ludicrous" that the sheriff's office would allow an armed deputy to be alone in a holding cell with a prisoner known to be a high security risk."

I said something to this effect yesterday in a thread and got flamed by about 25 people.

[kdot]

Rambo said deputies transporting prisoners should go in pairs and be armed only with Tasers, mace and batons, not loaded firearms.

Why would you increase the number of deputies but denude them of their power? I don't get it. Increase the number, fully arm them and increase their ability to take down a prisoner.

[eccentric]

we'll know if and when they release the security tapes

[jocon307]

"what an excellent job the police did in this situation"

Yes, they certainly did NOT do an excellent job.

[BIGZ]

Atlanta is run like Third World country.

[Peach]

Barnes had requested additional security for Nichols' trial on rape and other charges after deputies found two crude weapons in the defendant's socks earlier in the week. Sheriff Myron Freeman on Saturday could not say whether Hall was aware of the increased threat or whether extra precautions had been put into place.

Etheridge said the deaths were "absolutely preventable."

Finally, someone is speaking sense and willing to tell it like it is. These deaths WERE preventable and should never happened. Which makes it all the more tragic.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

One 130 pound female deputy in control of a 260 pound male who is facing ten years in prison. You figure it out.