I AM "YOUR" SHERIFF- I SUPPORT LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA; CIVILIAN CONTROL OF POLICING; GUN SAFETY REFORMS, SERVE AND PROTECT THE RULE OF LAW & CONSTITUTIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS OF DUE PROCESS OF ALL CITIZENS, AND INMATES EQUALLY. You are innocent until proven guilty. The Sheriff/ City Police work for you. Party safely, and responsibly. Everyone goes home alive. WE- THE PEOPLE- know YOUR rights, be respectful. courtesy goes a long way. HTTP://X-WIRE2012.BLOGSPOT.COM
PERENNIAL FAVORITE- DAVID C ROACH WINS AGAIN 2014 DEMOCRAT PRIMARY NOMINEE FOR SHERIFF- ALLEN COUNTY.
MAIN ELECTION ISSUE: LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA ; NULLIFYING FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL LAWS OPPOSING IT. I WILL DO ALL I CAN TO **NOT** ENFORCE /NULLIFY any laws against recreational legalized marijuana. .
as they say in new orleans- le laissez bon temps roulette
POLICE OFFICER CANDIDATES USE OF TAKE HOME CARS- DRIVING THEM TO AND FROM CAMPAIGN EVENTS, ( even if "just on the way to or from work, sites, etc)- January 23rd, I filed an election board complaintregarding police officier /candidates for political office. It has been my observation, and several previous election board complaints- ( bender for council; Joyner for sheriff; ; and a hoopla over congresswoman Jill long having police officers in her campaign materials. Since a police officer who is isued a "take- homepolice car"- is always on duty- and required to respond to police calls; AND- even an off-duty police officer can arrest someone/issue a ticket/citration, etc- or while observing a crime in his presence- this calls into question Indiana laws; and local rules about when is a cop on or off duty? when is a cop allowed to use their cop car to drive to and from campaign events, etc? I received a reply from the law firm of Haller/Colvin- signed by COUNTY ATTORNEY JOHN FEIGHNER( who it seems to me by representing a county police officer; as well as being employed by allen county- last i recall could have a conflict of interest, and appears imrpoPer to me)- in which the INDIANA LAW STATUTE- 3-14-16- appears to say that its ok to publish and distribute campaign materials with the campaigning candidate in his uniform. Given the unclear distinction about when a cop is on or off duty, then it follows logically- that wearing the official uniform - is an ON-DUTY JOB FUNCTION( as compared to being off duty- when a cop normally doesnt wear his uniform, while say- mowing his lawn, going shopping on leisure time; or other non- police related, off duty daily life routines. Not to be absurd to point out absurdity- but what would it be called if a police officer wore his uniform while engaged in "50-shades of gray" type marital activities-with official handcuffs, night stick, or other props? seems like a form of disrespect of the same uniform. CONVERSELY- a political candidate- who is not a official police officer- without state issued badge, and so on- the wearing of a accurate police uniform, of the same jurisdiction- could be rightly arrested for impersonating a police officer? or- wearing an official police uniform similar in appearance- of some far away jurisdiction. ? AND- what of Actors- wearing accurate police uniforms, or "flashing" highly accurate appearing police badges in theatrical performances? AND- THE SAME WOULD SEEM TO APPLY AS TO POLICE CARS AS WELL. we have all heard of instances of "wannabe cops"- with motor vehicles that appear to be official police cars- being cited by cops for impersonating police vehicles/cops? or say someone had a highly accurate motor vehicle- which by all cursory appearances seemed to give the impression of a REAL COP CAR? AND- what of stores selling t-shirts that are printed with "sheriff; police; swat; bomb squad, and so on? DOES THAT CONSTITUTE ANY VIOLATION OF LAWS? so my point is- that official police officers who are also political candidates- should be removed from their police cars; during their periods of political activities( such as a cop stopping offf to pick up, or drop off campaign materials "just on my way to or from work"- AND THAT POLICE OFFICER CANDIDATES "take-home cop cars" milage/GPS readings should be recorded, docum,ented, and sworn to by the officer driving said police car- for the reasons i stated above- that the distinction between on duty; and off duty activities and responsibilities that go along with that TAXPAYER ISSUED, AND PAID FOR COP CAR- do on provide for the appearance of impropriety; or result in an "in-kind" contribution to a particular candidates political; campaign.. I therefore ask the election board to NOT DISMISS THIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN COMPLAINT; to request that GOP Gladieux for Sheriff facebook pager; and web site-xyzhttp://gladieux4sheriff.com/ and xyzhttps://www.facebook.com/Gladieux.for.Sheriff scrub their sites of official police uniforms used by candidates in political campaigns; and a statement be issued by coiunty council; or sheriff dept- as to the rights, responsibilities, and statutes with respect to take- home cop cars being driven to and from campaign events.. Mr feighners letter speaks of the terms "recklesslyand/or reckless" - wording in aforementioned Indiana code. well- to repeat a term- "what is "IS"?- what is reckelss/recklessly? AND- lastly- the county attorney- speaks of a police officer being photographed in front of an official police car. so- If a candidate oh- say - was being "theatrical- and dressed as BATMAN"- WITH A SIGN "TAKE A dent out of crime( which a recked cop car would have- dents?- anyway- seriously- a photo- in fromt of a black , tintwindow sheriff's dodge charger( which looks slightly like a plausible BATMOBILE IS very different than someone -a civilian poilitician- in a plausible y official looking county police uniform- photographed by a random cop car parked by a curb; and the same- for a REAL COP, photographed in fromnt of a REAL COP CAR- parked randomly PARKED- or COULD EVEN BE HIS OWN PERSONAL TAKE-HOME COP CAR- like a TOMBSTONE MARSHALL BEING PHOTOGRAPHED BY HIS PERSONAL HORSE?- the point being - that for attorney feighner- to conflate a cop in a photo with a cop car( not his own, or maybe so)- with driving a take home cop car to and from campaign events- is a misdirection.. AND- given the fact that so many police officer candidates for office- are dimly aware of state election laws- i wouls suggest/imply- that said violationbs have ALREADY HAPPENED- AND BY TRACKING GPS; MILAEGE, AND DALIY LOGS- ONE COULD DEdUCE through simple investigation if a violation has or hasnt occured. so in coinclusion- as MAYBERRY SHERIFF BARNEY FIFE IS FOND OF SAYING- "NIP IT IN THE BUD"- correct the violations that i contend have already happened- web sites; facebook pages, published campaign mateirlas that seek legitimacy through the wearing of a police uniform-which gives an unfair advantage to the cop; or a civilian candidate- risking breaking the law- to publish campaign mateirlas - acting a role as a plausdible legitimate police officer- for political speech purposes? I REQUEST THE ELECTION BOARD ENTERTAIN A MEETING already scheduled in the near future- to discuss this issue for establishing again WHAT "IS " IS ( reckless/reckleesly) etc- AND- to set a precedent of guideleines for future campaigns. example- is it improper for FWPD chief- Marty bender- to wear HIS POLICE UNIFORM while presiding over a city council meeting? or for county councilman Kevin Howell to wear HIS former MARINE UNIFORM while on-duty at a county council meeting? I think i have stated what i would say at a duly convened ACEB meeting- aired in public( instead of behind the scenes. IF THE ACEB decides to dismiss this campaign complaint- they should oinly do so- after a PUBLIC MEETING, AND AFTER A PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THIS M,ATRER, in the interest of good governance, clean campaigns, and transparency. thank you for your indulgence in this matter. sincerely, David C Roach; civilian, resident, registered voter and taxpayer of Allen county; Indiana
i see you have a scheduled meeting march 14th. that would be fine. i would like to have this issue on the agenda, as its NOT FRIVOLOUS; IM SERIOUS- and- its important, relevant; and addresses an ongoing issue; and confusion over the statute- given the fact that several previous complaints have been filed, and controversey over this issue through out the years past.. thank you for your indulgence in entertaining this discussion.
http://gladieux4sheriff.com/ FB message sent to my opponent.. /worthy adversary.. text of a post i sent to AC election board FB page- paperwork to follow.. also- do you have any education beyond high school, other than special police seminars, etc? actual college degrees? are you a military veteran? career cop? or 30 yr man? if you werent a deputy - what would you be doing instead? do you moonlight any 2nd or 3rd jobs where your police uniform/ badge/ cop car are used? personaly- i dont agree with that, but if the depot allows it, well, i think it needs changed.. anyway- heres the text- i copyed it to my blog; and - best of luck feb 4. - wnat is your view on the laws in colorado; washington, michigan, and california about legalizing recreational marijuana? http://roach4sheriff.blogspot.com/2014/01/allen-county-election-board-post-1-30.html
hey man- do i look like a cop? I'm not a NARC.. SERPICO, ? Hunter S Thompson? now pass me that RECREATIONAL LEGALIZED MARIJUANA. or maybe im just WHISTLE-BLOWING?
disclaimer- no laws were broken in the making of this photo.. (?)
http://roach4sheriff.blogspot.com/2010/10/roach-4-sheriff-democrat-open-thread.html
- a popular post from when i ran for democrat for sheriff- unopposed in the primary( dems couldnt pull a rabbit out of their hats, it seems..)- AND I RECEIVED ABOUT 25,000 VOTES, IN THE PRIMARY( vs 65k by kenny fries..which was significantly less than the rest of the GOP slate..)
ON A PLATFORM OF LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA..
lots of ideas here from 2010..
THEYRE ALL JUST JEALOUS THEY ARENT NAMEd **ROACH**
AND HAVE A SONG ABOUT SMOKING MARIJUANA WRITTEN ABOUT THEM.
this should spike the LATINO VOTE. FOR SURE..
hi! I took your advice- filed to run for DEMOCRAT sheriff ( again. 25,00 fort wayners cant be wrong- even if they are likely strauight DEMOCRAT VOTERS. issues? legalize marijuana- save tax dollars; less govt, more freedom, lower taxes, focus on the truly dangerous, not stoners, weekend social drinkers, taillight/turn signal scofflaws, etc.. 1- use the office to LEGALIZE MARIJUANA IN INDIANA- just like a dozen or more states in the USA; and more across the world.. COLORADO ; CALIFORNIA; AMSTERDAM- seem like nice places; with stoner; and the tax money would fill some INDIANA STATE GOVT GAPS..
1-A-all marijuana confiscated in drug raids - WILL BE LEGALLY SOLD TO COOLORADO ( lol..)- with any PROFITS ACCRUING TO THE POLICE MOTORVEHICLE OPERATIONS /PURCHASING ACCOUNTS.. ( saving tax dollars outside the box..)
2 . NELSON PETERS MONEY PIT- "A NOUN, A VERB; AND 9-1-1.."( derisive comment about NYC Mayor Guliani)- this issue- the 9-1-1- dispatch center has sat and been talked to death since 1996, or so; then miraculously- the world stood still - about 2 days after i filed for sheriff in 2010.. hmmmm. SINCE THEN, this center/issue has cost tax payers millions of dollars, hundreds of problems, and the easiest, simpilest thing- busting out the glass between the 2 basement offices( soon to be moved to the ?? 5th? 6th floor of the ED Rousseau POLICE STATE FORTRESS HQ- )-
anyway- MORE AND MORE MONEY WANTED, DISPATCHER LABOR TROUBLES; A NEW 9-1-1- TAX/SLUSH FUND- do we really know where the money is going?
3- stalled talks / no progress on combining the city and county PD into a coordinated/cooperative METROPoLITAN POLICE DEPT- with buy in from New Haven; etc- other safety entities. Indianapolis envy- is strangely absent with this issue- the IMPD- along with UNIGOV- is the DICK LUGAR GOLDEN GOVT AWARD- which vaulted him from a mediocre school board member, to average mayor; to Senator- every foreign policy failure in the last 30 yrs has DICKS SIGNATURE/FINGERPRINTS ON IT- due to his slot on the SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR.. , hmmmm.
4- JAIL STAFF SAFETY /SECURITY - how many other incidents happen where guards are viciously assaulted, permanently maimed/impaired; and hospitalised ? what can we do to solve the problem- to prevent this kind of incident from happening again. granted- JAILS; PRISONS, THE DOC; JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS are not happy places- but i watch enough JAIL ( spike- comcast "47"; and MSNBC LOCK-UP- INDIANA- to get some insight on the day to day issues.
5- EDUCATION- KEEPING KIDS FROM EATING PILLS FROM THEIR PARENTS MEDICINE CHEST- and overdosing; ditto for the parents- how to keep kids from getting high on dangerous pharmaceutical drugs- obtained freely; easily, and all to frequently- from adults; and DR FEEL-GOODS HAPPY PILL EMPORIUMS..
6- FUN FUN FUN-D RAISING- "TASER THE SHERIFF"- 5 BUCKS A TICKET- money to go to SHERIFF GUN SAFETY/EDUCATION; TARGET RANGE/TRAINING FACILITY AT ADAMS CENTER ( next to MOUNT GIAQUINTA TOXIC WASTE DUMP .. DONT TASE ME BRO!!! OWWWWWWWRGGGGGGG. THUD( hitting ground, anddrooling on the carpet, while i sit and watch COPS -RELOADED.. ( movie line- agent colson- ironman 2..lol!!)
7- reconstituting sheriffs horse patrol- TO use for the usual PR;PUBLIC SAFETY USES- CROWD CONTROL; kids petting the horse; sitting on them; and patrolling the river greenways; ;downtown parks; and the usual historical sheriffs posse/horse patrol missions..
8- NO MORE BEGGING FOR MONEY TO RUN A PROPER POLICE ORGANIZATION- its embarassing to seeh the sheriff have to beg the cheapskate;tightwad; miserly tea party county council for basic operating expenses; either raise taxes, or only enforce the most serious of laws.. OR- BE INNOVATIVE- and OUTFLANK THE county council; and find the money by other means..
9- such as the hundreds of thousands of money paid to AADP; AND REDWOOD TOXICOLOGY AND FOR WHAT? seems like a good place to find lots of slush money?
10- A REWARD/BOUNTY FOR RATTING OUT CROOKED COPS;POLITICIANS, JUDGES, PROSECUTERS, AND SO ON - AND ESPECIALLY DOCTORS PRESCRIBING "HAPPY PILLS" RECKLESSELY- to everybody; regardless of symptoms, etc.. NO ONE EVER DIED FROM OVERDOSING ON MARIJUANA.. and your corner pot dealer- goes to prison; whjile your DOCTOR FEELGOOD- with a MEDICAL DEGREE ( from INDIANA UNIVERSITY around here)- gets off with a slap on the wrist; no fines, no prison.. no justice?
11. MOTORISTS- illegal /undocumented residents from elsewhere- who are otherwise law abiding( not out committing felonies, crimes, etc)- who are trying to be good citizens ; and so on- wont be ARRESTED, OR HARASSED ANY WORSE THAN THE REST OF US SAD SACK LIFER HOOSIERS ( lol)- are by our present POLICE.
12- JAIL INMATES WILL BE TREATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH HUMANE LEGAL TREATMENT; AND LAWS; AND NO WORSE THAN pow"S UNDER THE GENEVA CONVENTION. nO MORE RIPPING OFF INMATES FAMILIES FOR PRICE GOUGING OF necessities, etc- FROM THE ajil commissary; FOOD will be edible, ; with ample calories; and quality- . A reasonably content Prisoner/Inmate is less inclined to cause trouble than well- an angry ; hungry; irate INMATE..
13. A DECLARED MORATORIUM ON SHERIFF SALES OF PROPERTY/FORECLOSED HOMES- There are over 6500, or so vacant/foreclosed properties becoming blighted; and a SHERIFF SALE- does nothing to raise the average property tax assessed valuation; home values, or the LOCAL TAX BASE. They create more problems than they fix. BANKS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO SELL THESE DISTRESSED PROPERTIES AT FAIR MARKET VALUE; INSTEAD OF DISPOSING OF THEM FOR OFTEN- PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR TO SETTLE BANKRPUTCIES; DUE TO THE ECONOMY; HEALTH CARE BILLS- DUE TO LACK OF AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE; AND SO ON. BANKS, COLLECTION AGENTS, MORTGAGE COMPANIES; WALL STREET- ARE SHARKS. why make it any easier for them? they have plenty of resources. IM GOING TO SSTNAD UP FOR THE LITTLE MAN; THE AVERAGE "JOE".
14- INMATE HEALTH CARE- seems to be a major expense for the local JAIL SYSTEM- there must be innovative ways to maintain minimum health standards; without "breaking the bank". Our present Sheriff; and staff- well- they just dont care. And yes- Jail Inmates- are often not nice people; but they have rights; and many are either mentally deficient; mentally ill; substance addicted- hard drugs; alcohol; and so on. If we treat them aswell- Jesus said about the imprisdoned- maybe they will be able to change their hearts, and minds.. as for the SIMPLY MEAN ; EVIL inmates- well- they have rights also, under the laws; and the laws have to be followed. Most Jail Inmates- are simple screw-ups- doing their time- not bad people; just stoners; drinkers, minor petty ante misdemeanors; who casnt afford to buy their way out of jail..
more to follow- as issues are made aware to me, by friends, supporters, etc.. so thats a good start....
Reminder! Wednesday, January 15th at NOON is the deadline to file your 2013 Annual Campaign Finance Report
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Shooting the "sheriff" off his horse( figuratively speaking, of course..) wouldnt want you breaking any laws by driving a take home cop car; owned by the public to any campaign events.. As If the Local sheriff has any REAL HORSES any more.. lol! We had a nice talk a few years ago- I "Grilled you/peppered you with some questions, and i think your a nice enough guy..
but as a "notorious local outlaw"( in the western movie sense..)- and of course Candidate- well- its my job to annoy you for a while. Its all in fun, I got no beef with you sheriff.. just so you know- were both on the same side- vs the "REAL outlaws" ( and i dont mean the motorcycle gang either, for the record.. https://www.facebook.com/david.j.gladieux?fref=ts
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