No one said that they would be tow truck drivers. The concept is that, if they encounter someone in need, they will assist rather than ticket the person, if the person is not at fault, and pull them out of a ditch. It is called working cooperatively with the public, which is who the department is supposed to serve.
Boy, to #s and her compatriots, sounds like a lot of sour grapes turning into a classic Republican whine. . .
And to some of the others who complain about one of Gary's proposals, i.e. to help people who slide off the road (and let me tell you, I did it once in a blizzard going 15 mph in the middle of nowhere and received no help from the sheriffs): the law enforcement motto is supposed to be "to SERVE and protect." He is to be commended for giving meaning to the first verb of the motto. In this county, the sheriff's dept. has seemed to have forgotten that they are here to assist people in need, but have adopted an "us vs. them" mentality.
Don't let the last post fool you. Bonnie Roesink couldn't try her way out of a paperbag - in fact she recently lost a couple of preliminary hearings because she didn't have her ducks in a row... To the contrary, she delegates everything to her assistants and deputies, including Kerry St. James who handled the "Sweet Pea 2". He is a vindictive and hypocritical man who picks and chooses who he prosecutes based on his own prejudices. There is no equality of justice in Steamboat.
"379664" is the wife of a police officer who blindly follows and "supports" everything done not only by law enforcement but Mr. St. James (and Ms. Roesink). Ironically, no one has every said that the police mishandled this situation. It went tragically wrong when Mr. St. James replaced his hatred of the Rainbow Family with common sense (and concealed exculpatory information provided to him by the victims)
However, please don't let this farce of the justice system prejudice you against the other people of Steamboat Springs (including the police dept.)
Hey Outtie: I, for one, have appreciated your comments. "Supporting" our police officers does not mean following blindly. Furthermore, no one has ever said that the police department did anything wrong here.
This case was entirely about blatant abuse of discretion by St. James, NOT the police.
We must all remember that blindly following authority was the cause of Nazi Germany. People need to stand up for what is right, not just what is endorsed by our leaders.
It would be nice if it didn't go "up Fish Creek Falls" and take a hard right at Tamarack. My child still can't take the bus to town with this route... Please, put it more in my backyard!
LOL leannedrumen : Well, there is no punishment of the books for committing adultery in CO even though it is on the books as a crime. I just find it interesting that Mr. Kerry Hollier-Than-Thou St. James can be so judgmental in light of his own foibles. (Frankly, if we sent everyone who committed adultery to jail, it would be an awfully lonely place outside!).
And, by the way #s, no one ever said that the law enforcement officers did not do the right thing here. Time to knock the chip off your shoulder.
To answer a question from earlier in the posts, yes, Kerry has had a "personal relationsihp" with a (married) subordinate. Since he, too, was married at the outset, that means that he is a criminal since he has violated C.R.S. 18-6-105 which makes adultery illegal. Needless to say, it was great for employee morale.
For those of you that question the summer tourist industry here, you are really off-base. Our summer tourist numbers are almost as high as those in winter (and felt higher this year).
OK, some of you need to get a grip. I live here and anyone else (who was not an RFer) who had no criminal background, would have gotten a deferred misdemeanor and probation -- probably unsupervised. Furthermore, the "we don't care what the victim says" is bunk. The DA's office dropped the charges against Billy Kidd (famous guy)because City Market (large corporation) said, "aw, gee, let's not go after him." He, too, committed burglary. And someone I know who saw his "IOU note" said it was illegible -- you could not tell who signed it.
This is all about equal treatment. If these guys were minorities in a protected class, they would have civil rights claims for being treated differently based on their affiliation with that class.
C'mon Kerry: show us where other first time offenders on similar facts were faced with similar options. Just because you are right (from a defendant's side) doesn't mean you necessarily risk trial. There are no slam dunks.
The outrage at the sentences for these two has nothing to do with "not supporting law enforcement" but has everything to do with Kerry St. James. Law enforcement did what they had to do. Kerry, on the other hand -- and as he regularly does -- abused his position. In my personal experience, Kerry picks and chooses what he will prosecute based on his personal twisted preferences. I have seen him refuse to prosecute severe wrongdoings despite the urgings of the Steamboat Police Dept., for a variety of reasons such as the last name of the would-be defendant.
In this case, I doubt the officers involved, or JD Hayes were encouraging this sort of excessive punishment.
Wall cruises to victory
No one said that they would be tow truck drivers. The concept is that, if they encounter someone in need, they will assist rather than ticket the person, if the person is not at fault, and pull them out of a ditch. It is called working cooperatively with the public, which is who the department is supposed to serve.
November 8, 2006 at 9:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Wall cruises to victory
Boy, to #s and her compatriots, sounds like a lot of sour grapes turning into a classic Republican whine. . .
And to some of the others who complain about one of Gary's proposals, i.e. to help people who slide off the road (and let me tell you, I did it once in a blizzard going 15 mph in the middle of nowhere and received no help from the sheriffs): the law enforcement motto is supposed to be "to SERVE and protect." He is to be commended for giving meaning to the first verb of the motto. In this county, the sheriff's dept. has seemed to have forgotten that they are here to assist people in need, but have adopted an "us vs. them" mentality.
I am sure that Gary will do a great job.
November 8, 2006 at 9:19 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
District Attorney Bonnie Roesink: Newspaper distorted facts of Sweet Pea case
Herb:
Don't let the last post fool you. Bonnie Roesink couldn't try her way out of a paperbag - in fact she recently lost a couple of preliminary hearings because she didn't have her ducks in a row... To the contrary, she delegates everything to her assistants and deputies, including Kerry St. James who handled the "Sweet Pea 2". He is a vindictive and hypocritical man who picks and chooses who he prosecutes based on his own prejudices. There is no equality of justice in Steamboat.
"379664" is the wife of a police officer who blindly follows and "supports" everything done not only by law enforcement but Mr. St. James (and Ms. Roesink). Ironically, no one has every said that the police mishandled this situation. It went tragically wrong when Mr. St. James replaced his hatred of the Rainbow Family with common sense (and concealed exculpatory information provided to him by the victims)
However, please don't let this farce of the justice system prejudice you against the other people of Steamboat Springs (including the police dept.)
September 19, 2006 at 9:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chatting with David Siller and Giles Charle
Hey Outtie: I, for one, have appreciated your comments. "Supporting" our police officers does not mean following blindly. Furthermore, no one has ever said that the police department did anything wrong here.
This case was entirely about blatant abuse of discretion by St. James, NOT the police.
We must all remember that blindly following authority was the cause of Nazi Germany. People need to stand up for what is right, not just what is endorsed by our leaders.
September 15, 2006 at 9:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Dear St. James
Amen!
September 15, 2006 at 9:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Hilltop bus route starts Sunday
It would be nice if it didn't go "up Fish Creek Falls" and take a hard right at Tamarack. My child still can't take the bus to town with this route... Please, put it more in my backyard!
September 10, 2006 at 9:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Charle and Siller released
LOL leannedrumen : Well, there is no punishment of the books for committing adultery in CO even though it is on the books as a crime. I just find it interesting that Mr. Kerry Hollier-Than-Thou St. James can be so judgmental in light of his own foibles. (Frankly, if we sent everyone who committed adultery to jail, it would be an awfully lonely place outside!).
And, by the way #s, no one ever said that the law enforcement officers did not do the right thing here. Time to knock the chip off your shoulder.
September 7, 2006 at 10:30 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Charle and Siller released
To answer a question from earlier in the posts, yes, Kerry has had a "personal relationsihp" with a (married) subordinate. Since he, too, was married at the outset, that means that he is a criminal since he has violated C.R.S. 18-6-105 which makes adultery illegal. Needless to say, it was great for employee morale.
For those of you that question the summer tourist industry here, you are really off-base. Our summer tourist numbers are almost as high as those in winter (and felt higher this year).
September 7, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
DA: Justice was served
OK, some of you need to get a grip. I live here and anyone else (who was not an RFer) who had no criminal background, would have gotten a deferred misdemeanor and probation -- probably unsupervised. Furthermore, the "we don't care what the victim says" is bunk. The DA's office dropped the charges against Billy Kidd (famous guy)because City Market (large corporation) said, "aw, gee, let's not go after him." He, too, committed burglary. And someone I know who saw his "IOU note" said it was illegible -- you could not tell who signed it.
This is all about equal treatment. If these guys were minorities in a protected class, they would have civil rights claims for being treated differently based on their affiliation with that class.
C'mon Kerry: show us where other first time offenders on similar facts were faced with similar options. Just because you are right (from a defendant's side) doesn't mean you necessarily risk trial. There are no slam dunks.
September 6, 2006 at 8:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Story ripe for the picking
The outrage at the sentences for these two has nothing to do with "not supporting law enforcement" but has everything to do with Kerry St. James. Law enforcement did what they had to do. Kerry, on the other hand -- and as he regularly does -- abused his position. In my personal experience, Kerry picks and chooses what he will prosecute based on his personal twisted preferences. I have seen him refuse to prosecute severe wrongdoings despite the urgings of the Steamboat Police Dept., for a variety of reasons such as the last name of the would-be defendant.
In this case, I doubt the officers involved, or JD Hayes were encouraging this sort of excessive punishment.
September 5, 2006 at 8:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )