Comments on: Canyon Prosecutor Says Cop Rally Wrong

By: daniel

daniel — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:49:20 +0000

What’s the difference between officers being paid to be there, or just writing a check to promote the railcar? Above it says “you can’t use public funds to promote a side”

By: cyclops

cyclops — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:46:01 +0000

Don’t mis-interpret j-dub. I don’t believe that Boise has any place in the ambulance business, and I believe there has been a pretty good case for a new jail. I was just asking if the playing field was level.

By: TJ (the elder)

TJ (the elder) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:44:42 +0000

Just a thought – perhaps the county could find out a way to put fewer people in jail. They would save tons of money on food, clothing, medical care, guards, etc.

By: j-dubya

j-dubya — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:36:41 +0000

Cyclops-
Is public education lobbying? If I recall it was a meeting put on by Dave for the public that some Paramedics and Ada County representatives decided to attend while the City/fire department refused.Two completely different things in my opinion.

By: Flyonthewall

Flyonthewall — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:19:35 +0000

I will believe the comp time stuff when I see it posted on the county and city websites. Chief Allgood of Caldwell PD is no good when he said in the paper he didn’t see a problem with what he and his people did on the city dime at this rally at Nampa Police HQ.

Note to Chief Allgood ..go out and read the letter about political campaigning posted on the front door of the CPD offices put up by the city clerk.

Canyon County politics has been a “GOOD OLD BOY SYSTEM FOR WAY TOO LONG” per Mr. Bujack in an earlier statement to the media. It is refreshing to see him take immediate action in this matter.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:36:46 +0000

local public budgets will need to be reduced in cost when the fed money dries up (see 1938) … The coppers out encouraging the money to be spent on/in their area is proof of that reality coming closer… they can feel the heat. Canyon county without effective police is going to be a scary place to live. I wouldn’t want to be a cop if I didn’t have and overwelming advantage on the bad guys.

By: Jerry Simonson

Jerry Simonson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:23:08 +0000

How about I shoot someone and then my boss offers to pay for the funeral. Am I forgiven? If our police chiefs and sheriff say they didn”t know it was against the law to campaign while on duty, they are either lying or too stupid to run their departments.

By: The Deal is Still Lame

The Deal is Still Lame — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:32:32 +0000

Seems to me a more appropriate deal would be to have Officers and chiefs from Nampa Caldwell, and the Canyon County sheriff appear at another similar rally with signs encouraging people to “vote NO.”

By: cyclops

cyclops — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:08:45 +0000

I guess I am a little confused here Guardian. What is the difference between the Canyon coppers posing for a “Photo Op” pushing for the new jail, and the Ada County Paramedics attending your recent town hall meeting, in uniform, lobbying for Boise not to go into the ambulance business?

EDITOR NOTE–With regard to the GUARDIAN meeting: 1.there was no election issue. 2. they were all off duty. 3. the director gave “information” about the issue–however biased. 4. the event was not a one sided “rally” (the city of Boise refused to attend or share any facts or views with citizens). The Nampa rally was a political campaign rally any way you cut it. As for the uniform I concur with the Canyon prosecutor that probably wasn’t the worst thing.