Talk:Lupe Valdez

message: Valdez's tenure has been marked by a number of controversies, including:
*Allegedly poor communications inside the department, with county officials, and with the press.
*Dallas County jails still failing state inspections, though with improving levels of compliance at least partly due to Dallas County spending "millions" to improve sanitation and jail health.
*Declining arrest rates for driving while intoxicated and alleged disproportionate DWI arrests of Hispanics.
*High levels of overtime.
*Using trainee jail guards in the jails.
*Taking 2 years to successfully pass her Texas Peace Officer Certification examination after being elected.
* Engaging in campaign activities while in uniform. However, according to state law in Texas, it is not illegal for elected law enforcement officers, including sheriffs and constables, to campaign in their uniform.
*Grant applications management controversies.
*Failing to update promotion lists via testing, and promoting some staff without currently valid lists.
*Allowing some deputies to use take-home cars outside county Commissioners' Court-approved guidelines.
*Violating "long-standing policy" in Dallas County, which was upheld by a state district judge, by authorizing the Discovery Channel to film a documentary without gaining required Commissioner Court permission. This prompted the Commissioners Court to unanimously seek (and ultimately get) a restraining order against the Sheriff.
*Eliminating patrol officers and moving all of them to freeway patrols for a goal of "boosting ticket revenue".
*Stop honoring immigration and Custom Enforcement requests for certain offense detainees. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demanded she reverse this policy.
Per WP:BLPREMOVE, please put a draft on this talkpage for consensus before re-inserting if in the future an editor feels this is worth re-writing. —PermStrump(talk) 02:49, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you . I removed two more similar sources from the article and put them in the box above. The "Sanctuary City" bit may be re-incorporated, but at this point the article still needs some work, to say the least. Raven (talk) 03:09, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy 

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message: It seems clear that this article on Lupe Valdez is very polarizing, however there is a middle ground where editors can meet.
Having lived in DFW for most of her time as sheriff I find it odd that there is little mention of anything that might be considered negative regarding her time as sheriff.
I personal don't feel that having a section on "Controversies" is what is needed, since the article seems to take a chronological walk through her life, I think that verified - reliably sourced information that might not make a campaign site is appropriate.
I would suggest that we either split the Section "Election as Sheriff" into two one covering her election the other on her first term or rename this section as "Election and First Term as Sheriff".
I think it would be worth noting her:
* Failing the state licencing test is worth noting along with the fact she took the test without submitting the proper documentation. https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/put-to-the-test-6378739 https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/valdez-can-take-the-test-but-can-she-pass-it-7140409
* Having a gun issued to her that went missing, was found in the property room but not checked in. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/08/21/lupe-valdezs-missing-gun-found-dallas-county-sheriffs-department-property-room This one should be well worded to not place blame only state what high quality sources identify.
* Her record on immigration while sheriff. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/05/04/lupe-valdezs-immigration-record-scrutinized-criticizes-andrew-whites-changing-values-in-texas-governors-race https://www.texastribune.org/2018/04/30/texas-gubernatorial-hopeful-lupe-valdez-apologizes-insufficient-answer/ https://www.texasobserver.org/compassionate-cop-taking-a-hard-look-at-lupe-valdez/
Others that might be worth mentioning would be:
* County commissioners' temporary restraining order against filming at the jail. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/arts/04arts-PLANTOFILMAT_BRF.html
* Amount of funds raised and endorsements during her governor campaign. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/us/politics/lupe-valdez-texas.html https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/10/09/texas-governor-greg-abbott-burying-lupe-valdez-campaign-cash-haul https://www.texasobserver.org/compassionate-cop-taking-a-hard-look-at-lupe-valdez/
Thoughts?
Preston A. Vickrey (humbly) (talk) 23:23, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Balance in Controversy