God is my co-pilot
Submitted by jarah on Mon, 03/26/2007 - 14:14.
After a consultation with God, Jerry Dyer has decided not to run for Mayor in 2008. He'll keep doing what he does best: fightin' crime in the 'No. His gang-busting strategies are being lauded by the likes of the Governator.
We like a police chief that gets results. We also like the idea of juries that better represent our population, so that those Officer Dyer brings in get a fair trial. A pilot project for Federal court in Fresno would find jurors through DMV records, instead of registered voters.
"It's not a good feeling in court to not see people like you," said U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger.
Indeed.
Advertisement
....
fresno police department are thugs.... dui checkpoints are a joke only works in fresno fucked up town.... didnt he sleep with a 16 year old? how the fuck is he our police chief???
actually...
well, i'm not sure hitler is a really good example of hiding/professing beliefs, as illustrated in this wiki entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler's_religious_beliefs
nothing to hide
Hitler didn't hide his spirituality. He was a very effective leader.
oops. there i go comparing Dyer and Hitler once again.
i do like how the article says he is "taking over" the presidency of the chiefs association. interesting verb choice.
If God is your co-pilot, switch places
Don't you think Dyer's opting to stay with the PD to help get the department through the accreditation process is a good thing? So what if he prayed about it. If he listened to the people rather than to God, the accreditation process could be problematic. Give me a break. Just because somebody doesn't hide his spirituality doesn't mean he's less effective as a leader. It simply means he's looking at all sides before making a decision.
(we?) ...not sure... (I?)
...think that they're regular people given a really tough job to do, who screw up once in a while and may just do the following.
-lock keys in cars
-bump head on low beams in a structure
-accidently stub toe on furniture
-get pissed when tired, and accidently say the wrong thing, (and then apologize.)
-choke up and cry at a movie that 'gets ya,' even though it's just a stupid a movie
-step in dog crap by accident
-perhaps need a breath mint once in a while
-have a really bad hair day
-run a great risk of getting shot at for simply wearing a uniform in public,
and come home that night in a box while trying to 'work with,' people who '...can't help but to do bad things with weapons and are just missunderstood...'
....you know, Josh, the usual stuff that you or I would do on an average day in the 'no...
In fact, maybe you could walk up to an officer on a hot day, and offer him a Snapple or something and sincerely just thank him for trying to keep Fresno safer and looking out for anybody's butt, -even yours and mine... (they may first think that you're just being a wise-ass, but if you sincerely mean it, that sincerity will come through.)
...try this, it's fun, you'll feel better, the police officer will feel better, and it will be hard to keep from grinning.)
(...I'd not include an jelly donut in that kind gesture, as it may be missunderstood.)
I'm glad you asked this question, Josh.
What do we think...
About cops that locked their keys in their cars?
Post new comment