Being a police officer does not mean you are not an abuser. Years ago I taught at a business college. One of my students was a beautiful young woman in the process of divorcing her husband, a state police officer. She told me about being beaten by him repeatedly and then raped afterward.
A number of cops are not cops to help people. They are cops for the power trip. They do not view themselves as civil servants. They are there because they can tell you what to do. They like to be in control.
An clear example is the recent beating of the Maryland college student by police officers on horseback and swat members. Thank goodness the video came to light and that his family had the ability to push the matter. And this addiction to power and control is not unique to some cops. It is also can be present in appointed and elected officials, such as mayors and city managers.
Hence the need for transparency and accountability in government. Just as someone had to forethought to tape the assault by police on the student. shouldn’t our officials work hard to have meetings televised or make the meeting audio tapes available through a website. Shouldn’t the website be kept current. They could use YouTube very easily.
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Not only a website but multiple ways to effectively communicate with the public. At the January Town Council meeting, I was quick to point out the December Agenda was still posted in the hallway. No one bothered to post the January Agenda. Guess Mayor Mike was too busy trying in Annapolis weeks before this meeting. I've been watching Blake lately and he is ruling too much in this town. He's even trying to tell the Downtown Business Association what they can and can't do. And he's suppose to work for us.
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