I agree with your sentiment that we need to support our deputies. That does not mean we have too blindly accept the decisions that are made by the command staff at the MCSO. I am questioning why they made the decision to hire an admitted liar, his testimony under oath is worth less than spit. If the SAO, Public Defender and private defense attorneys did not know it before they know it now and the defense bar will use it to their advantage. At every trial from now on this deputy will be asked under oath if he has ever been disciplined for lying. Quite possibly all convictions where this deputy was the arresting officer will now be vacated if it can be proven that the SAO knew he was a liar and failed to disclose it to the defense lawyers. This deputy's immature behavior(your words)has far greater implications in the field of law enforcement than you realize.

Any objective reader would not equate repeated violating established policies at the KWPD and MCSO with being absent minded, especially when youy prior actions were the reason for the aforementioned policy. I call it incompetent and exercising extremely poor judgement. These are not the attributes that patrol deputies look for in their supervisors and neither will I and neither should the MCSO command staff. That is my way of supporting the MCSO deputies.

Regarding your question about MCSO putting gun locks and safes into their cars. Why should they? They have a policy that clearly spells out the NO firearms or LEO marked clothing and equipment is to be left in the squad cars over night. Hence no need for locks.

To the command staff of MCSO, We the voters are watching. If you think you can take all the 180 days to complete this investigation and put it off until after the election, you are wrong. I for one will interpret that as your inability to do what is required. In my opinion and that of most of my family and neighbors, this deputy has demonstrated by his prior conduct that he cannot be trusted with either a gun or the truth.

Based on the private conversations I have had with MCSO line deputies I doubt there will be any swift action taken in this matter. So please join me in supporting all MCSO deputies and employees for voting for Tom Peteck on November 6th. That is the only way we have left to return the sheriff's office to the prestige it had under the leadership of the finest sheriff I have ever had the pleasure to work for...Sheriff Billy Freeman.