Deputy or not?

The McHenry County Sheriff's Department ought to know the status of each of its employees. And if status changes, it shouldn't be any secret. An employee is either a deputy or not a deputy. Change in status was either voluntary or involuntary.

And shouldn't pay grade be appropriate for training, experience, seniority? And only for that? If a person with little experience and almost no seniority is placed in a new position, shouldn't pay be commensurate with qualifications and experience?

How will the "old hands" feel if the new guy get higher pay?

If a sheriff's department employee committed a serious crime (let's say, a felony), should he (or she) be charged?

If the supervisors and commanders (including the undersheriff and sheriff) don't go forward with charges if they know a felony has been committed by an employee, should they be charged? Aren't they required to do their duty?

No reason has yet been announced for the failure of the Sheriff's Department to utilize NIXLE after James Henson escaped from a squad car. The Sheriff's Department has (so far) refused to identify the deputy in whose custody Henson was or to explain whether he was fully cuffed, in accordance with Departmental policy, or if the cuffs had been taken off (and if so, for what reason).

If Henson was handcuffed behind his back and fastened down to the seat with the seatbelt, there is no way that he could have kicked out a car window and escaped. So, where is the explanation?