POSITION STATEMENT

THE CONSTITUTION

Both the Florida Constitution and the Constitution of the United States are the basis of our government and the highest law of the land. The Constitution grants us precious rights, such as the right to life, liberty, and property. We must start to honor it. The sheriff is a constitutional office with the duty to “keep the peace” or enforce the laws. It is time for the Indian River County Sheriff to start doing this.

DRUG POLICY

Small time drug addicts should be given the option of private rehabilitation rather than arrest and criminal prosecution.

Law enforcement should no longer be involved in trafficking narcotics in violation of state and federal laws. Law enforcement should start obeying the law as well as enforcing it, as is their sworn duty.

Members of drug cartels should be arrested and prosecuted on both the state and federal level. Law enforcement personnel who are also members of drug cartels should also be charged with honest services fraud, dereliction of duty, civil rights violations, and other crimes of betraying the public trust.

FACTS:

1. The US is in the throes of an opioid crisis.

2. The US is flooded with illegal and harmful drugs.

3. These drugs are harming our community. They are harming drug addicts and users, as well as non-users. There are thousands of innocent victims.

4. Illegal drugs enter the US through the Mexican border as well as by sea.

5. Law enforcement officers, judges, prosecutors, and other public officials are involved in narcotics trafficking. There are numerous witnesses and some have testified under penalty of perjury.

6. If our public officials were acting responsibly, our communities would not be flooded with illegals and harmful drugs.

7. The media refuses to publish information regarding official misconduct because, as one journalist stated, “I have kids. I don’t want to be found face down in a ditch.” There are standing threats to media, whether express or implied.

8. We the people have the power to solve this problem by voting, running for office, communicating with our representatives, reporting misconduct, and taking legal action.

FAIR PAY FOR DEPUTIES AND EMPLOYEES

There should be an across-the-board pay raise for all staff, whether sworn or not. Law enforcement personnel deserve a living wage.

POLICE UNIONS

Police unions are NOT labor unions. Labor unions are organizations that stand up for workers’ rights through collective bargaining. Some labor unions are corrupt, such as the Teamsters under Jimmy Hoffa.

Police unions, such as the Fraternal Order of Police, the Police Benevolent Society, etc., are mafia protection rackets. They are open to corporations, management, non-employees, and the general public. A donation to a police union is an illegal payment for police protection or a bribe to induce police to look the other way when a crime is committed. Police have a duty to protect everyone equally under the law. Police unions are unlawful organizations that run afoul of the RICO Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the Constitution. They are sometimes involved in narcotics trafficking, real estate scams, and other crimes as well. Law enforcement employees should not be allowed to join such criminal organizations.

COMMUNITY POLICING

Law enforcement officers should be respectful, courteous, upstanding, model citizens. They should never lie, cover up the truth, or try to deceive the public. They should end the practice of false arrest or arrest without probable cause. They should end the practice of illegal stop and frisk. They should end the practice of entrapment. They should endeavor to create trust in the communities they serve.

GUN POLICY

Attempting to ban or confiscate guns is misguided policy. Background checks are not the answer. Guns are not the problem. Instead, we should be addressing the root cause of officer misconduct and mass shootings.

FACT:

1. The total number of shootings has been falling steadily for over a decade, yet police shootings and mass shootings are becoming more ubiquitous.

2. Psychotropic drugs, pharmaceuticals, and illegal drug use has been connected to many mass shootings. EMF radiation has been shown to exacerbate the effects of these drugs and other toxins.

3. The CIA has produced mass shooters through disreputable secret programs such as MK Ultra, Project Monarch, and others. These programs use drugs and EMF radiation for mind control. The CIA continues to unlawfully operate these secret programs.

4. EMF exposure has been increasing rapidly since the 1990s. Incidents of mass shooting and police shootings have mirrored this growth.

5. The number of guns owned by civilians does not correspond with the trend in gun violence. Most civilian gun owners are law abiding.

6. The number of police shootings is climbing rapidly, keeping pace with the increase in EMF exposure. Police endure high EMF exposure emitting from their equipment. Police are also at a higher risk of drug addiction because of police agencies’ involvement in drug cartels.