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When Sheriff Israel Was Accused of Corruption ... 'Lions Don't Care About the Opinions of Sheep'
Reason ^ | 02/23/2018 | Robby Soave

Posted on 02/23/2018 2:37:30 PM PST by Responsibility2nd

FULL TITLE: When Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel Was Accused of Corruption, He Responded: 'Lions Don't Care About the Opinions of Sheep'

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel—the man whose agency failed to prevent the Parkland massacre despite having received a tip last November that Nikolas Cruz was plotting a mass shooting—has been accused of public corruption.

Two years ago, the Sun Sentinel reported that Israel was rewarding top political supporters by giving them and their family members cushy jobs doing public relations and community outreach for the Broward County Sheriff's Office. One such position, outreach manager, paid out a salary of $78,489. The person who got that job was the husband of Israel's campaign manager.

Israel had been a Republican but ran for office as a Democrat. He was first elected sheriff in 2012, then re-elected in 2016. According to the Sun Sentinel:

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Israel's opponents say he's built a publicly funded political machine, paying back supporters with jobs and using them to keep him in office. They say the money could be better spent, particularly after the sheriff complained about not having enough funding to secure the county courthouse, where a murder suspect recently escaped.

Asked about the allegations, Israel responded, "What have I done differently than Don Shula or Abraham Lincoln or Martin Luther King, Gandhi?"

He also said, "Lions don't care about the opinions of sheep." That's a paraphrase of a quote from the Game of Thrones character Tywin Lannister, a villainous public administrator known for promoting his family's interests ahead of the government's or the people's.

(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Front Page News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; broward; browardcounty; clintonrico; deadchildrenrico; dncrico; donutwatch; fbirico; florida; nra; parkland; police; scottisrael; secondamendment
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To: Diogenesis

I know right, thanks there Tywin Lannister.


41 posted on 02/23/2018 4:59:20 PM PST by FlipWilson (The)
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To: Responsibility2nd

LOL!
And the sheep can decide if this cowardly lion goes home or maybe goes to jail.

Israel is a clown!


42 posted on 02/23/2018 5:10:26 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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To: TTFlyer

Man I posted exactly that - good catch!
LOL!


43 posted on 02/23/2018 5:11:48 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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To: Responsibility2nd

Unbelievable.


44 posted on 02/23/2018 5:57:12 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

Coral Springs police arrive Scot Peterson standing outside the door 3 deputies were behind cars with guns drawn the cops go right in deputies stay outside Sheriff dept not the NRA has blood on their hands This is the same sheriff that was accused of corruption in 2016 You don’t want any of these people to have your back. Did anyone see this ass on CNN stage the other night attacking people? Tweet the sheriff and let him know how you fell @ScottJIsrael


45 posted on 02/23/2018 6:47:07 PM PST by klsparrow
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To: Responsibility2nd

If you're not cop, you're little people.

46 posted on 02/23/2018 6:48:22 PM PST by dmcnash (Back off! I'm a Scientist.)
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To: MeganC
. . . here’s a boatload of video that shows them in their natural state:

And here's an earlier photo of that "lion" of a Sheriff:

(Apologies to Bert.)

47 posted on 02/23/2018 7:42:00 PM PST by Oatka
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To: BenLurkin

I agree. That was completely bizarre when I read it.

Well, he is a Hillary Clinton acolyte. Says it all right there.


48 posted on 02/23/2018 8:51:27 PM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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To: Candor7

It is things like this that remind me of why Leftists should never, ever be allowed anywhere near the levers of power.

These three sheriffs huddling outside with loaded shotguns while the screams of dying teenagers and gunshots are clearly audible are a microcosm of Leftism.

Think of how much damage they have been able to do to the military in the last eight years.


49 posted on 02/23/2018 8:57:09 PM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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To: rlmorel

50 posted on 02/23/2018 9:00:37 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: combat_boots

What the heck is that??


51 posted on 02/23/2018 9:02:22 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Jane Long

I know! What is the guy shaking, I wonder.


52 posted on 02/23/2018 9:05:52 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: combat_boots

aaaaaarrrrrrRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!


53 posted on 02/23/2018 9:07:22 PM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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To: combat_boots

Who is that shaker guy?


54 posted on 02/23/2018 9:17:09 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“You, Sir, are no lion.”


55 posted on 02/23/2018 9:22:55 PM PST by gogeo (excellent!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“...Lions Don’t Care About the Opinions of Sheep’ ...”

Piece of sh*t. Take his bade and his guns away and we’ll see how much of “lion” he is.

Won’t be sheep he has to worry about. It’ll be Sheepdogs.


56 posted on 02/23/2018 9:23:57 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

He apparently doesn’t care about the law or the lives of people in his county.


57 posted on 02/23/2018 9:25:19 PM PST by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Jane Long

Don’t know, but that one book is in Arabic.


58 posted on 02/23/2018 9:30:10 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Jane Long

Lookie what we have here:

CAIR Leader Nezar Hamze Is Now Deputy Sheriff
First Jewish Sheriff of Broward County picks representative of terror group to wear gun and badge.

https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/259552/cair-leader-nezar-hamze-now-deputy-sheriff-joe-kaufman

Israel encouraged mosques to train for active shooters but not schools.

Broward County schools follow the Trayvon Martin discipline plan. https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2013/11/10/broward-county-florida-schools-institute-the-trayvon-martin-standard-for-studentpolice-avoidance/


59 posted on 02/23/2018 9:55:14 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: combat_boots

Great find!!

That first link should be a thread of its own.


60 posted on 02/23/2018 10:01:52 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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