Letters to the Editor
The Fairfax County Board of
Supervisors is committed to justice
Then why hasn’t
the board ever spoken out against the cop’s killings or ruining people’s
careers and why did it take you almost two years to speak
out againstthe latest killing?
Regarding the Jan. 20 editorial
“Secrecy takes a hit”:
Fairfax County’s positive
relationship between its police department and the community has fostered trust
in public safety, a major factor in keeping our crime rate low.
My God Sharon do
you see what’s going on around you? If we show you money will you notice? The
Fairfax County police department is reviled across the nation, a US Senator
from a different state had to step in to get our local government to act in the
Geer killing. And the crime rate is low because of the citizens who abide by
the law, not because of the cops who work under a quota to arrest people for
crimes.
The John Geer case has been
painful for everyone involved. Policies for handling police-involved incidents,
which served us well for decades, were inadequate in this complicated
situation.
There is no way in
hell you’re getting away with that one. The polices served the cops and the
board of supervisor well Sharon, not the people.
The lengthy delays are
unacceptable.
It took you almost
two years and federal intervention by the US Senate to make you do something.
The Board of Supervisors called for an
independent review to initiate changes to policies and procedures for releasing
information and for working with multiple levels of investigative bodies while
ensuring that its policies do not jeopardize criminal or civil investigations.
It took you almost
two years and federal intervention by the US Senate to make you do something….it
also cost the lives of three people and ruined one teacher’s career.
I asked Virginia Attorney
General Mark Herring (D) to assist with identifying resources and expertise for
this review. I am committed to a quick turnaround and resulting policy changes.
It took you almost
two years just to do that much and in doing that you are underlying the point
that our local government is so corrupt and self-serving that it can’t and won’t
do the right thing on its own.
“Additionally, the Fairfax
County Police Department is reviewing its use-of-force and critical incident
response policies, training and practices.”
Which means the vampire
is guarding the blood bank….Sharon, Sharon, Sharon…you are dumb, but are you so
dumb that you actually believe the cops will investigate themselves and find
themselves guilty of anything? According to the New York Times, the Fairfax
County Cops don’t report the numbers of people they shoot to the FBI and you
think those same guys are going to come up with an honest assessment of themselves?
This review, conducted by an outside firm, is
led by an oversight board established by the internal auditor to ensure
objectivity. The review should be completed in March.
The theme here is
secrecy and there you go being secretive. You are a dumb person. Who is doing
the review? What’s the firm’s name and back ground? Who is
the internal auditor? How did he get that job? What does he know about police
practice?
The judicial system’s role is
to interpret what happened on the day of the shooting, whether charges should
be filed and whether an officer is guilty or innocent of a crime. The Board of
Supervisors has taken the steps needed to ensure its policies allow for justice
to be fairly and swiftly served.
The board of
supervisor has never, not one time, ever, in anyone of the three killing of
unarmed citizens by the Fairfax County Police, that the cops were wrong for
what they did and that they are out of control….never, not once. You’re a bunch
of cowards.
Sharon Bulova, Fairfax
The writer, a Democrat, is
chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors….and
should be thrown out of office ASAP
