There's a New Sheriff in Town
Channel: adventures in the free state
Date: 2013-10-27

Well, "top cop." And he ain't elected anymore. Will anything change? John Velleca, late of the New Haven, CT, pd's "War on People Who Use (Some) Drugs"™, is introduced and takes the oath of office as the new police chief in Weare, NH, 10/26/2013, a month and a half after the department gunned a man down in a spectacularly failed drug sting at a donut shop (really), as of this writing yet even still "under investigation." For more context, do see the substantial collection of unflattering Weare PD media links at http://bikerbillnh.blogspot.com/2013/10/meet-new-boss.html.

I don't want enforcers. I want peace officers. If peace exists, leave it the hell alone. Don't 'destroy the peace in order to save it.' If it ain't broke, don't break it. No victim, no crime. Keep the peace, protect my rights. That's it. That's the priority. Otherwise, be invisible. And jbtw? "Touched the white line" isn't an example of a peace-breaching infraction. Leave peaceful people alone.

What does it take to impress this upon my employees? 'Andy Taylor' doesn't have to be dead if the employers relentlessly insist that he's not. Sadly, for quite some time, the greatest single threat to the public peace in Weare has been its police department. Maybe it's just me, but I'm gonna need some actual convincing now, not just vague (and arguably still meaningless at best) platitudes and assurances...