Did the story change?
Today (12:21PM) the lead paragraph in the article about the Pavlins in the online edition of the Northwest Herald reads, "McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren asked state police to investigate an incident in which his officers alleged an elderly couple mistreated them."
Ah-ha! "alleged" - the magic word. Is what Sheriff Nygren is really asking of the Ilinois State Police investigators - - that they investigate whether the allegations by his deputies were true?
And "mistreated"? Sounds like we're talking about animal abuse here. Can deputies be "mistreated"?
You never know who is interested…
3 months ago
2 comments:
Yes, deputies are mistreated on a regular basis, by the bully sheriff and his tough guy supervisors. A new sheriff is needed to clean house. Anybody willing to stand up to the good ole boy republican machine? I'd even vote democrat if I had to.
I'm sure officers are mistreated on a regular basis. Why should they be any different than the rest of us?
I'm not saying it's right, but, when you have to deal with people, sometimes the few that are abusive stick with you instead of the numerous that are polite and respectful. The trick is to remember that most people are polite and respectful, and not treat them automatically as if they were in the "asshole" camp.
It has to be especially hard for an officer if the supervisors are brow beaters, simply because of the nature of their work. It's the same in the corporate world. It's difficult to be brow beaten and pressured and then turn around and smile at the people you serve, especially if you're being served a dish of asshole. (sorry for the language Giggles)
I'm not making excuses for out of control officers, far from it. My point is, they have to take it like the rest of us and not use the badge to get even (payback).
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