Posted on 07/01/2011 7:58:30 AM PDT by CharlyFord
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - A veteran officer with a clean record is being investigated by the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) after he warned the father of a robbery victim about a dangerous part of town.
Officer Thad "Stu" Crisco, who was recently in headlines for honoring his fallen partner David Crawford, allegedly warned St. Petersburg father Bob Esposito about letting his 16-year-old daughter hang around the Northshore Pool at night. Esposito's daughter was one of five teens robbed by a group of armed men there about 10:30 p.m. on a recent weeknight.
"I wouldn't come down here at night," Esposito said of the Northshore Pool area and Downtown, where he admits he used to loiter as a teen. "And I was told by one of the police officers not to come down here either."
That comment, made by Crisco the night of the robbery, was inadvertently relayed to his superior when Esposito was following up with SPPD. The department then launched an investigation into "disparaging comments against the city."
"I'm shocked," Esposito said. "His job is to serve and protect, and as far as I'm concerned, he gave me information. I think he did his job. I think he did it very well."
As it stands, in the World wide media (Drudge Report), the World is being informed that parts of St. Pete are dangerous and the rulers of that town put 'business as usual' and profits ahead of tourist safety.
Somebody gave the City a real bad black eye? Somebody needs to shut up and sit down. Officer Crisco's situation should have been handled very, very quietly. Personally, I think Officer Crisco did his job and a member of the PC crowd got their feathers ruffled and shot off their mouth.
Politically Correct speech has done nothing good for America!
It has made people AFRAID of the truth and even worse, speaking the truth is now a crime worthy of an investigation!
There are a few hundred other places in St. Petersburg where a 16-year-old girl shouldn’t be hanging around outside at night.
Is this a racist comment or not!? I believe the the correct PC term is an “Afro-American” eye so as to not to assign the “black eye” to Indians and other dark hued people who, mostly, do not commit violent crimes in ST Petersburg.
Well, yea! Unless they've got something they want to sell!!
Great example of the absurdity of all this. Well put......:)
“...robbed by a group of armed men...”
They need to spend ALL their efforts and time to go after the armed robbers and let the honest officer alone.
absolutely.
there are still a LOT of good policemen.
but i don’t trust any Police department.
just as the leadership of schools,
and even many churches (gay bishops?),
has been taken over by Gramsci / Alinsky types.
Live not by lies...
Not only at night, even in the daytime. If she values her life.
I just saw this story on Drudge and went to read it.
How un%#*#ing believable!
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