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Newcomers sweep polls in Pocomoke - Worcester County... - [Cached Version]
Published on: 4/7/2005 Last Visited: 4/8/2005
POCOMOKE CITY -- Calling the results "a new day in Pocomoke," Michael A. McDermott and Bruce Morrison were swept in by a near record turnout in the Pocomoke City municipal election Tuesday.
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McDermott, 43, a newcomer to city politics and a supervising detective in the Worcester County Sheriff's Office, received 632 votes while incumbent mayor Marion L. Butler, 79, got 343 votes.
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Following the announcement of the results, McDermott said, "I think the voters have spoken, loud and clear.I look forward to working with the council to see things through."

He added, "I will be the mayor of all the people."
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During the days leading up to the election, McDermott had said that one of the key issues would be the manner, style and character of leadership that will govern Pocomoke City.

"It is leadership which will allow access in the decision making process ... " he said."The size and nature of our growth will either be determined by a few people or by the collective dreams of all the people ... All of the other issues rise or fall on our leadership."

McDermott said in a previous interview: "How much we want to grow will have a great impact on all secondary questions.

Control issues

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.