ran for Police Chief, who would you vote for?

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geez, that's a tired line, only people in trouble with the law make negative comments about police

b.s.

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care to back that up with some intelligent comments or what?

to physco- what the hell are you talking about?
voices in my head?

By the way- to the people who think only "bad people" or "people who have had trouble with the law" are the only ones who comment negatively about the police- b.s. I am 35 years old and have never had so much as a speeding ticket. And I have quite a few things - negative- to say about a few police officers. That said, they are not all bad. I know several good police officers as well.
To assume that only stupid ignorant criminals have negative things to say about police officers is actually only making yourself look stupid.

right on bobby

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i'm just saying that if the majority of people in your town say bad things about the way you perform your job they should kick you out and find somebody that works better with the people because it is after all their town and not his. and the laws apply to this al person the same way they apply to the rest of the townsfolk. it would seem from the things that have been stated about him he may not know that he to must obey the law and not use his authority to serve his own selfish needs.

very well said.

I am not stupid. I study Criminal Justice and what I said about people who get in trouble are the one's that say negative things about offices, is true 99% of the time. I'm sure there are people who think badly about officers and have never been in trouble but for the most part its the people who stay in trouble that complain.

just curious, i will say it again, that's a tired line. police serve a wonderful purpose in our society but when one steps over his boundaries and starts to harass rather than protect his citizens he needs to be shown the door and replaced with someone who respects the law he is upholding.

I never said that there was not police officers who just harass people instead of upholding the law. I have met some of these kinds of officers and yes you are right he/she needs to be replaced with someone else that will do the job correctly. What my point is that Al is not one of the officers that is harassing people and overstepping his boundaries. He is one of the best officers Holcomb has ever had. People are not used to ALL the laws being upheld in the community and don't like it because he enforces these laws. Yes I'm sure there are people that do not like him. I'm really sure, knowing him and all, that he is sooo upset because people don't like him. Every police officer is going to have people that do not like him/her.

it's not a matter of like, it's a matter of respect, and al doesn't seem to garner either.

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i'm just saying that if the majority of people in your town say bad things about the way you perform your job they should kick you out and find somebody that works better with the people because it is after all their town and not his. and the laws apply to this al person the same way they apply to the rest of the townsfolk. it would seem from the things that have been stated about him he may not know that he to must obey the law and not use his authority to serve his own selfish needs.

That's because half of this town is dope heads and those are the people who want him out so that he will lay off of them. He does his job well.

everybody laughs at him behind his back non dopers included he's the town joke maybe even the county joke.

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That's because half of this town is dope heads and those are the people who want him out so that he will lay off of them. He does his job well.

lay off the druh heads? your kidding me right? when has he ever made a freakin drug bust lmao, you had to be in a dream!i sit and watch druggies out my windows everyday and nothing is done to them.

It doesn't matter who the cop in Holcomb is, because who ever it is, there will always be some who like him or her and some who don,t.

i know al personally, he is not going to run for chief. he believes he is more effective on the street. and doesn't want to play politics. he's not afraid to write tickets to anyone, just ask around. when is the last time there was a serious accident inside the city limits? or house broke into? you got home safe tonight. I think he's doing a fine job.

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Al applied to the county but he hasn't been hired yet.

And never will! And MH isnt even considering running and Hallum is going to retire. Which leaves Al and Al, so i would say Allen C will be your new chief

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<quoted text>lay off the druh heads? your kidding me right? when has he ever made a freakin drug bust lmao, you had to be in a dream!i sit and watch druggies out my windows everyday and nothing is done to them.

He has written maybe a handful of misdemeanor poss. of marijuana in his career and thats it! Stick to what ya know best Al... There goes one with a lic. plate light out, better go gett em!

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<quoted text> He has written maybe a handful of misdemeanor poss. of marijuana in his career and thats it! Stick to what ya know best Al... There goes one with a lic. plate light out, better go gett em!

Just how do you know he has only written a handful of misdemeanor possession charges??? I know for a fact that he has wrote several felony drug charges. You obviously don't know what you are talking about.

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<quoted text> He has written maybe a handful of misdemeanor poss. of marijuana in his career and thats it! Stick to what ya know best Al... There goes one with a lic. plate light out, better go gett em!

Oh and by the way, if you knew anything about criminal justice or police work then you would know that alot of drug bust or open container tickets and what not are the outcome of being pulled over for some minor offense such as license plate light out!!

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<quoted text> And never will! And MH isnt even considering running and Hallum is going to retire. Which leaves Al and Al, so i would say Allen C will be your new chief

Is Bob retiring? Wow.
He is my kids' grandpa, and I have a lot of respect for the man. He's a good guy.
As for the others...some of them I know, some I don't...and I have no comment.