Walton County Sheriff's Honor Guard

[Misty]

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And on and on and on and on....................

What's your point?

Is it the Walton County taxpayers responsibility to send the Honor Guard (up to 13 men) to every police killing in the Country??? Hell no its not!

 

[Andy A]

Let me ask a simple quetion. How many men were actually sent. Did the sheriff use his budget funds? If he did, end of story. He controls his budget.

 

[Misty]

He controls his budget.

He answers to taxpayers for his budget.

 

[30A Skunkape]

I really would like to know what this is costing the taxpayers.

Being from Texas, I'm well aware of the Harris County Honor Guard. It's the largest in the entire state and third largest in the United States. HPD trained at Arlington National Cemetery with the US Army's Old Guard and I can't imagine that there is anything more befitting this fallen officer than to be honored by his own State.

If this was "assigned" by the Sheriff it also means overtime and salary costs, not to mention food, lodging, gas if they travel by automobile and round-trip plane fare if they flew....for up to 13 officer's?

Is this just to get the Sheriff and the Deputies names in the paper and mentioned by the media? It literally serves no other purpose.

I thought you said you were from Japan?

 

[Misty]

I thought you said you were from Japan?

Don't think.

 

[John G]

Let me ask a simple quetion. How many men were actually sent. Did the sheriff use his budget funds? If he did, end of story. He controls his budget.

If its so simple, where's the answer?

Based on your theory, you would make one think its OK for the Sheriff to spend "HIS" Money, any way he likes...

Wrong. The citizens and community pay for the Sheriff's services and in my opinion, he needs to be more attentive to what the community (both north and south wal) want in the way of police services.

13 Officers could be much better used issuing parking tickets to the idiots that can't park on 30a and other enforcement action.

As I said, its close to end of budget year, so he's got to spend, spend, spend, to get, get, get...

 

[Teresa]

I think the Sheriff's deputies are doing their jobs today as they do every day, regardless of honor guard travel. The Sheriff is an elected politician (which I find unfortunate for leader of law enforcement) so I'm sure he would like to hear from you directly about your thoughts and concerns.

 

[Misty]

I think the Sheriff's deputies are doing their jobs today as they do every day, regardless of honor guard travel. The Sheriff is an elected politician (which I find unfortunate for leader of law enforcement) so I'm sure he would like to hear from you directly about your thoughts and concerns.

I think this forum is about people being able to voice their own thoughts, concerns and opinions.

 

[Will B]

yeah...but everybody keeps seeking the answers from the same people who have been following this thread who obviously don't know either, or they would have answered by now. It's a public office so the budget should not be a big secret. Why doesn't somebody who really wants to know pick up the phone, make a pointy thing out of their forefinger, dial some numbers, and start asking people in the Sheriff's department who do know.

And when you find out the answer...how about telling everybody here so the farce of a thread gets wrapped up with a bow?

I think I pulled a muscle in my head...

 

[Misty]

Don't assume will b that I haven't picked up the phone. When I get the answers I seek I will post them here.

This thread had pretty much died down until Debra J posted incidents of police officers killed all over the country which really has nothing to do with this thread.