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We Support Terry Johnson wrote:

Republican Votes go to Terry Johnson. He is for Change and the Future of our Youth. He has had an outstanding Law Enforcement Career 25+ years and wants to bring that knowledge to his hometown to better his community and quality of life.

Johnson for Sheriff 2012

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I Support Benny Deloach wrote:

Just wanted to say and I usually say nothing. I have spoken with all the candidates and Sheriff Deloach has the support of our family. I read his piece in the paper and I was more than impressed. After reading the post on here. I can see he is a Godly man with a dedication to his family also and the people of this community. Having lived here all his life. Truly gives him a an upper hand on knowing what it takes to help with the youth also. After talking with people here who have had kids that were helped by him. I am very impressed. As the previous post stated. You have to understand the dedication to family in order to be able to understand dedication in other aspects of life. So Mr. Benny you have the support of myself and my family.

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We Support Terry Johnson wrote:

Republican Votes go to Terry Johnson. He is for Change and the Future of our Youth. He has had an outstanding Law Enforcement Career 25+ years and wants to bring that knowledge to his hometown to better his community and quality of life.
Johnson for Sheriff 2012

sophie wrote:

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If he is so great why do we have cold cases stacked up and a dead combat veteran ? BTW it depends on whose kids they are whether they get helped or not.
Nice try
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sophie wrote:

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What specifically does he intend to do? What will he do differntly than Deloach?
Sometimes 25 years of experience equals 1 years experience 25 times.
How does he feel about the Dixon incident and the "drownings"
of three souls?
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Amber wrote:

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Sophie are you really that lazy and out of touch with the community.
Maybe if you spent some time researching the candidates then you may be able to form a coherent opinion instead of stating your opinion all over the forums and representing them as facts.
All the Candidates have made Video Messages through Baxley Banner Online and their Videos are also posted on their Facebook Political Pages. Watchem
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Appling-County-...
Team Johnson for Sheriff. Take some time to read his Statements, his plans & qualifications. Johnson's FB Page
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elect-Terry-Joh...
Just One of Johnson's Messages on his Facebook.
To the citizens of Appling County, My name is Terry Johnson and I am running for the office of Sheriff of this county. I would like to point out that I was born and raised in the county, after attending school I made a decision to leave and pursue my dream of becoming a Law enforcement officer in a big city. I ended up in Orlando Florida, where I had a family member who lived there. I then enrolled and was accepted into the police academy where I earned my certification as a law enforcement officer for the state of Florida.
I started working for the Apopka police department, then obtained full time employment with the city of Maitland Police Department. I started at Maitland in 1986 as a uniformed patrol officer. I then went to traffic division where I worked traffic crashes & all traffic homicide cases. While I was in this division I received numerous advanced training classes in this area. I then moved over to Community Policing where I spent several years stationed in a middle school where I taught two classes per day.
After Community Policing, I was transferred over to the Detective Division where I spent the rest of my career. I received many promotions from this division. I advanced to Lieutenant and put in charge of the Detective Division. My unit handled approximately 400 major cases per year, with a clearance rate of 90%.
During my career with Maitland; I was also able to obtain a Bachelor Degree in Criminology, and a Master Degree in Psychology.
During my tenure in the detective division my unit received numerous awards & letters from citizens. My unit also worked narcotics cases & had a dedicated detective assigned to do so. I also took a leave in 90-91 to come back to Georgia to work undercover narcotics with the Bacon County Sheriff's office along with Southeast Georgia task force.
I was also a part of "Florida Department of Law Enforcement Cold Case Homicide Unit”. This unit would hear cold cases from around the State of Florida. I also develop & implemented the first teen court in a middle school. My unit also charged one of the first cyber computer sex crimes in Orlando, and obtained a conviction.
I also have extensive training in SWAT, including hostage rescue, negations and barricaded suspects. If I am elected to this office, I bring twenty five years of experience with me. I have an extensive back ground in investigations, leadership and knowledge that I would bring to this county. One of my first priorities would be drugs, on the streets and in the school system.
I would also like to bring the training up to standards with the county along with the city. I would unite the city police department with the sheriff's department to have a united front. I would also set a standard that other departments would strive to achieve. I would also work with the court system to set up a juvenile Pre-Diversion (Civil Citation Program) to be implemented within this county.

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sophie wrote:

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Good resume. No opinion on the Dixon death and the cold cases.
Police are already post certified.
I see no merit in this statement of qualifications and frankly
no will to win.
I am not impressed.
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Amber wrote:

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Sophie... you just don't get it. You can't be that stupid.
Johnson is a post certified officer in Georgia and Florida. What the hell do you mean by no merit in qualifications. He has been extensively trained as a Homicide & Traffic Homicide Detective, Instructor/Teacher; not to mention SWAT and he was on the "State of Florida Cold Case Unit". Have you even looked at his postings for training and qualifications or the side by side comparison of all the candidates.
You must be a brain surgeon not to be impressed by a man that spent his entire career making himself a better Officer. And now he wants to serve the county he was born and raised in and that his children were raised in from middle school to high school.
It is one thing if you just don't like Johnson; for whatever reason; but to say he has no merit or will to win is stupid.
You are like damned if you do and damned if you don't. They either have to much experience & training or they don't have enough.
As far as the Dixon case is concerned we all think that was a tragedy and sad case. Johnson is a trained psychologist with a Masters Degree and knows if law enforcement had been trained in the latest treatment for PTSD & Flashbacks; the outcome would have been different.
He knows the importance of training & sensitivity for just this sort of scenario. There is a training & certification program call "CIT" Crisis Intervention Team for Police Officers that has been implemented in some states with much success. This training course can be implemented for our law enforcement.
"CIT" Crisis Intervention Team is a training program that helps certify police to deal with people with mental health issues with an emphasis on returning veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq that are suffering from PTSD.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as many as one out of five soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11, is returning with PTSD.
Officers do learn how to reorient the veteran experiencing a flashback, but probably the more useful lesson is simply how to communicate with a veteran exhibiting symptoms of PTSD. It is very important to be patient and allow them time to calm down.
Here is the Side by Side Comparison of all the Candidates Training and Education Link Below.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php...
Johnson's Individual Chart of Training & Education
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php...

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Amber wrote:

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Sophie... you just don't get it. You can't be that stupid.
Johnson is a post certified officer in Georgia and Florida. What the hell do you mean by no merit in qualifications. He has been extensively trained as a Homicide & Traffic Homicide Detective, Instructor/Teacher; not to mention SWAT and he was on the "State of Florida Cold Case Unit". Have you even looked at his postings for training and qualifications or the side by side comparison of all the candidates.
You must be a brain surgeon not to be impressed by a man that spent his entire career making himself a better Officer. And now he wants to serve the county he was born and raised in and that his children were raised in from middle school to high school.
It is one thing if you just don't like Johnson; for whatever reason; but to say he has no merit or will to win is stupid.
You are like damned if you do and damned if you don't. They either have to much experience & training or they don't have enough.
As far as the Dixon case is concerned we all think that was a tragedy and sad case. Johnson is a trained psychologist with a Masters Degree and knows if law enforcement had been trained in the latest treatment for PTSD & Flashbacks; the outcome would have been different.
He knows the importance of training & sensitivity for just this sort of scenario. There is a training & certification program call "CIT" Crisis Intervention Team for Police Officers that has been implemented in some states with much success. This training course can be implemented for our law enforcement.
"CIT" Crisis Intervention Team is a training program that helps certify police to deal with people with mental health issues with an emphasis on returning veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq that are suffering from PTSD.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as many as one out of five soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11, is returning with PTSD.
Officers do learn how to reorient the veteran experiencing a flashback, but probably the more useful lesson is simply how to communicate with a veteran exhibiting symptoms of PTSD. It is very important to be patient and allow them time to calm down.
Here is the Side by Side Comparison of all the Candidates Training and Education Link Below.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php...
Johnson's Individual Chart of Training & Education
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php...

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Wanted more answers wrote:

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Finally Johnson Candidate has answered the question; what would you have done different. That "CIT" Training needs to certify all city and county officers. As a veteran who suffer from PTSD and Flashbacks from Iraq and Afghanistan I need the peace of mind that the professionals would know how to handle me if I can't snap out of it.
Thanks for the straight answer Johnson I was looking for. You have my vote too.

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Info wrote:

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All the officers at the sheriff department has had the training and it's up to date.

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Wanted more answers wrote:

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They don't have a training program like the one in Utah. If they did; they would each have a certification card and Dixon would be alive and SWAT would have never been called.
Tell me what kind of Training they receive for combat vets with PTSD. These are specialized cases and training programs that are handled differently than a civilian using "suicide by cop" method.
If they did have training like that; then Deloach would be bragging about it. It's not a one day class were they sit through and then receive a certificate of attendance. It is a Full Certification Training Program Course with classroom and advanced hands on scenario training.
Johnson is the first one to research and come up with a great solution that will directly strengthen our law enforcement officers. Bring confidence back to the people and prevent further tragedies like Dixon.
I know for a fact that our cases need to be handle with great care. I am a combat vet from both wars and suffer from Flashbacks/PTSD. We as Vets are no longer receiving critical medication from the VA Medical Centers that prevent flashbacks & panic attacks. The government has let the VA know that they want to discontinue certain medications.
We absolutely need our Deputies trained correctly and certified. Look here at the Detailed Training of the "CIT" " Crisis Intervention Team"
http://www.citutah.com/Default.aspx...