Posted on 01/10/2011 2:14:55 PM PST by Revel
Oh, you better hope this is not true:
"The sheriff has been editorializing and politicizing the event since he took the podium to report on the incident. His blaming of radio personalities and bloggers is a pre-emptive strike because Mr. Dupnik knows this tragedy lays at his feet and his office. Six people died on his watch and he could have prevented it. He needs to step up and start apologizing to the families of the victims instead of spinning this event to serve his own political agenda."
What have I been saying? That in point of fact the Sheriff had every opportunity to stop this assault by actually enforcing the law and didn't do so.
Well now the truth is alleged to be this..... it's much worse, it appears, than anyone thought:
"Jared Loughner has been making death threats by phone to many people in Pima County including staff of Pima Community College, radio personalities and local bloggers. When Pima County Sheriff’s Office was informed, his deputies assured the victims that he was being well managed by the mental health system. It was also suggested that further pressing of charges would be unnecessary and probably cause more problems than it solved as Jared Loughner has a family member that works for Pima County. Amy Loughner is a Natural Resource specialist for the Pima County Parks and Recreation."
What's your response to this Mr. Dupnik? A bit of truth comes out, eh? Exactly how many felonies did you decline to investigate and prosecute? Are you going to slink away from the white-hot light of truth or will you "man up" and admit that your scurrilous allegations were disseminated simply to try to save your own hide from the entirely-appropriate wrath at the ballot box that is certain to ensue come next election?
The suspect didn't just post one threat on an Internet forum and there wasn't "just one" incident - it's alleged here that he made multiple death threats against the staff of the college he was ejected from, radio personalities and local bloggers.
Each and every one of those threats was an offense and had just one of them been prosecuted it would have resulted in the suspect being blacklisted in the NICS database - and thus he would not have been able to buy the gun he shot the people in Tuscon with.
And before you go off on this guy and his blog being some sort of nut, here's the credentials from his page:
James Kelley is a native of Tucson, born here in 1961. A Navy veteran, he graduated twice from the Defense Language Institute in Monterey CA majoring in Albanian and Persian-Farsi. He was a Balkan area, Middle East North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Gulf Area analyst for the Naval Security Group and the National Security Agency. He received his Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of the State of New York, Albany. Since leaving the service he has worked as a premium cruise line representative, telecommunications specialist, real estate broker, and as a substitute teacher in local school districts.
Presently, Mr. Kelley is a contributing columnist for the Arizona News-Telegraph and the Executive Director of SocialNetworkingWatchdog.Org, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to educating youth and seniors on personal security while using social networking.
Does Arizona have a recall process for so-called "elected officials" who behave like this and refuse to accept responsibility for their conduct - including but not limited to blaming others for their own failures that result in the death of innocent people? How about some sort of impeachment procedure? If you don't, you need both - right now.
Best-a-luck in the next election Sheriff.
You're gonna need it.
You’re right. If there was a factor involving an employee favoritism, then he could be held liable. There are also civil commitment remedies in place for someone who is a danger to themselves and others. I bet he had an inept psychiatrist. I think that will come out if HIPAA doesn’t protect it.
Its a wakeup call to observe our surroundings and acquaintences. He had red flags waving high..
bttt
This is the loudmouth Dupa that is always saying things against Sheriff joe Arpaio
(yes i spelled it Dupa- check your polish dictionary)
This Sheriff is so much like BARNEY FIFE. In addition, the killer’s mother works in the County Govt. in Tucson, possibly in the Election Office. I wonder if his parents are DEMS and why are they hiding in their house? Had the Sheriff done his job, this may have been avoided. He should get un-elected next time around. He’s ashamed of AZ instead of protecting it.
I guess this means he will soon be available for comment.
I hope Ms. Giffords fully recovers, but I have my doubts based on what some pretty sharp doctors are saying. I kinda think her political days are over. She certainly did not deserve to have her career shortened by a lunatic killer. Others, innocents, however fared a lot worse, with loss of life. This is a tragedy, all around and those nutcase, evil Democrats & left wingers playing their vile political spin will not succeed. As communism, national socialism, socialism have all failed, so will the Democrat Party and POTUS Obama come the elections of 2012.
I wonder if the sheriff’s dept. had to sign off on this kid getting a gun legally...
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KD has had some really good insights, but he seems a bit schizo and shows some incredibly bad judgement at times. I can judge his work on an individual basis, and I think he nailed it with this one, but I still am more than a little skeptical when I see his name on an article.
He is still a grandmaster of the angry rant, and I can appreciate that. LOL
The sheriff should take a look at this!!!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2654479/posts?page=3#3
But they were VERY successful in electing an illegal alien and usurper as their Fuehrer and destroy a great nation!!!
“I guess this means he will soon be available for comment.”
‘No Comment!’:)
“I read that Giffords only won by 4k votes.....”
An unknown number of ‘Dead Democraps’ voted for her.
Just sayin’.
“I think the sheriff is a shit, but I don’t think he’s responsible for one citizens actions any more than Rush is.”
If the Sheriff did not act on the facts of the situation, and if the parents of the shooter were county employees, - then any special consideration given by “Jakas” may be actionable.
Sheriff did not get elected to protect death threatening spawn of county employees.
Re#31 It hasn’t. ;^)
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