Ken's book is a fascinating read about the 20 years that he published St. Mary's Today, before he sold it in 2010. It was a hard-hitting exposé that blasted crooked politicians, shady dealings, DUIs, etc. Ken now publishes www.DWIHitParade.com You'll find the link to the right on this blog.
Where should press releases appear? A police agency that is supposed to serve the People should post press releases on its website, not just hand them out to its favorite reporters. And it should post them promptly, so that all media have access to them. It shouldn't be necessary to have to file a FOIA request to get a press release.
In the recent case of the Pyle arrest, it was necessary to file that FOIA request to get a copy of the press release issued over Sheriff Nygren's name on January 7. And if Nygren didn't sign it or someone used the rubber stamp of his signature, then that person affixing a likeness of Nygren's signature needed to initial his doing so; otherwise, didn't he forge Nygren's signature? And isn't Forgery a crime?
And when a criminal matter involves one of its own, the agency should immediately inform all employees, so that they can decide whether they want to keep their distance from the accused. I believe that MCSD has never issued an internal memorandum regarding Pyle's arrest. This forces employees to rely on news accounts and rumors and statements by other employees, which may or may not be accurate.
3 comments:
"...likeness of Nygren's signature needed to initial his doing so; otherwise, didn't he forge Nygren's signature? And isn't Forgery a crime?"
The only crime here is your ignorance of the law.
So long as whoever placed the likeness (if it is a likeness and IF it was someone other than the Walrus himself) had the permission of the sheriff it is not a crime nor improper. No one is giving up anything in relying on that to be Nygren's signature even if it was placed/written/stamped/Xeroxed without his consent.
Wish you were right, Toa. But you aren't.
When someone signs or affixes someone else's name, he is to note his action accordingly. The reader or recipient properly assumes that Nygren signed his name or stamped his signature, in absence of any notation to the contrary.
That's why Zinke started initialing Nygren's signature stamp a while back.
I'll tell you what stupid at MCSD - that Zinke can't even issue a press release over his own name when Nygren is in Minocqua or Cape Coral. Does Nygren not even trust AZ that much?
Nah, Gus -
It's all enforced when a Tahoe pulls up in the parking slot next to yours and a walrus glares at you.
How that for a "memo" whose import is unmistakable? No need to memorandize both the faithful or unfaithful.
Have you checked the Bug for a GPS device?
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