We’ll begin our day with the idea of police oversight by civilian committees. We aren’t talking civil service commissions or boards, but untrained folks who want to evaluate and direct how law enforcement operates in our communities. Boys and girls, that’s why we have police chiefs, sheriffs and police standards commissions. Civilian oversight of law enforcement is a bad idea. We’ll discuss why.
If you want some oversight, how about this? Keep Directed Energy Weapons in the hands of the military as opposed to civilian authorities. That is, IF the military can be trusted to not turn them loose on the citizenry here in the country. There seems to be a problem with that.
And then there’s the Brevard County Commission. Communicating with the commission has been difficult over the last several years. The commission as a whole was condescending and rude to the public far too often. Bad leadership will do that for you. I would anticipate some improvement on that front with the new makeup of the board, but there are still concerns. One of them is a particular method of putting ideas in front of the commission- The Speak Up Brevard system may be a good idea, but its flaws undermine the very reason for its existence.
And then, that body that passes laws for the county has a reputation for its members (now former members) violating the law themselves. That tradition appears to be continuing with former commission appointee Jason Steele going back to his lobbying work even though the Florida Constitution bans former office holders from lobbying for 6 years after they leave office. How is this happening and why?
Let’s dig into a Thursday.
THE LINEUP
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Police Oversight Committees out in FL
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