FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2013
Citizens
to Elect Jim Harrison Sheriff of McHenry County
Post
Office Box 10
Ringwood,
IL 60072
PHONE:
815-575-4001
Contact:
Jim Harrison
EMAIL: jimharrisonsdesk@gmail.com
INVITATION
TO BILL PRIM
Dear Bill,
On July 8, 2013, I
disclosed an arbitration ruling that ties you to the police beatings in the Des
Plaines police department. I have stated
and I maintain that your record of failed supervision over use of force
incidents in the Des Plaines police department renders you unfit for the Office
of Sheriff. You have claimed that I
“concocted an entire ‘fairy tale’ based on arbitrator’s ruling in a union
grievance.” You called the contents of these
disclosures “frivolous” and “utterly baseless.”
Apparently, you and I define these terms very differently.
I can assure you that I
do not consider abuses of power by the police, excessive force used against
arrestees, and the beating of a handcuffed citizen to be “frivolous?” Moreover, I consider a supervisor’s failure
to take action to remedy these constitutional violations to be even worse!
The People of McHenry
County have a right to know what information you knew concerning these matters,
when you knew it, and what you did or failed to do about it. The statement that you released on Monday
failed to address several important facts pertaining to your knowledge and
involvement in the John Bueno matters. Therefore,
I invite you to join me and to present your documentation, if any, and your side
of the story in a suitable public forum.
I too will bring my investigation file so as to avoid allegations of
making “utterly baseless” claims. My
committee has reached out to the Joe Walsh Show on W.I.N.D. radio as a possible
forum for such a discussion; we are awaiting a reply. I know that Joe Walsh is a declared supporter
of yours, so having this type of open public discussion on his radio show would
certainly offer you a friendly forum in which to present your position.
I
believe these revelations concerning the excessive use of force incidents in
Des Plaines and your personal involvement in these matters, are important
matters of public concern, and I offer the opportunity to publicly discuss these
matters with you. Let’s help the People
of McHenry County become informed on this issue; after all, they are the ones
who have to elect a new Sheriff. I await
your response.
Jim
Harrison
Independent
Candidate for McHenry County Sheriff
P.O. Box 10
Ringwood, IL 60072
A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board’s official website (www.elections.il.gov)
or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield,
Illinois. (Paid for by Citizens to Elect James T. (Jim) Harrison
Sheriff of McHenry County).
3 comments:
Wow...I was wondering how Harrison would respond to Prim saying the ruling was a fairy tale he made up and that discussing incidents of police brutality was frivolous as that is how I read Prim's response also. Harrison must be pretty confident in his facts to give Prim such a massive home court advantage to discuss publicly. I wonder if Harrison's family will be the next target for Prim's supporters?
To make this short and simple, who do you trust a COP or a LAWYER?
It will all come down to one thing... TRUST!
I would trust a cop over a lawyer anyday. But thats me.
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