Comments on Advance Indiana™: Straub Seizes Control Of Criminal Intelligence Unit Within IMPD

You're confusing the Homeland Security Bureau ...

2010-09-18T19:40:38.674-05:00

You're confusing the Homeland Security Bureau within IMPD with the foolishly-renamed Homeland Security Division (formerly Emergency Management) in the DPS. The unit is not being moved outside IMPD.

Stasi Indianapolis? I need to update my passport....

2010-09-17T23:11:23.757-05:00

Stasi Indianapolis? I need to update my passport.

Agreed that this stinks... I don't doubt that...

2010-09-17T11:01:13.510-05:00

Agreed that this stinks...

I don't doubt that there is a deep cultural problem in IMPD. I also don't doubt that some of the people higher-up are part of the problem.

That said, I can't see this move working. Straub doesn't have the political support to make radical changes.

Vox Populi is correct: This is about Ballard. Indy4U2C, it's not about Straub anymore.

Ballard Ballard Ballard. Too many people forget h...

2010-09-17T09:24:42.031-05:00

Ballard Ballard Ballard. Too many people forget he's the boss and that he's responsible for the decision to move units around. If he wanted to, he could nix the idea and fire Straub.

But Ballard is fine with it. Ballard is fine with anything that puts a metal rod up Indy's ass.

Given enough time I think all law enforcement in t...

2010-09-17T05:57:24.474-05:00

Given enough time I think all law enforcement in the country will become a division of 'homeland security.' That is extremely disconcerting because the latter tends to make up new restrictions on personal liberty whenever the whim strikes them.

It seems they can declare anything a 'threat to security,' even something as innocent as a tourist taking pictures of the 'wrong' things.

Someone will no doubt give you the 'Godwin's Law' treatment for your blog post. But Homeland Security is already too powerful, continues to grab more, and is willing to ignore Constitutional safeguards in pursuit of their objectives, so the analogy is reasonable.

This is a violation of city ordinance. The Public...

2010-09-17T05:13:45.692-05:00

This is a violation of city ordinance. The Public Safety Director has NO OPERATIONAL CONTROL over police. He cannot order them, discipline them, hire them, fire them.

I agree with the Hitler comparison. Something smells here....