Comments on Advance Indiana™: On LEOs And Politicking

1:17 Please clarify the facts: Cottey had crimina...

2008-03-02T14:54:00.000-05:00

1:17 Please clarify the facts: Cottey had criminals locked up and was court ordered to find more space. Anderson solved the problem with a revolving door "Arrestee Processing Center" that lets criminals go free to commit more crime against us!

Please do not obfuscate the facts, 1:17. As a result, our city has been called "South Detroit" and compared to Detroit.

http://whoisakindele.info/2007/10/will-indianapolis-collapse-like-detroit.html

Now on this post we read of Franks cronyism...and it doesn't look good. It looks like something only in Detroit. Pleezzzze!!! -Why would a civil deputy be allocated a police motorcycle??? Please answer.

Why would a civil deputy wear a police uniform on out of town motorcycle drill team events? Is it legal for a civil (patronage) deputy to wear a police (merit) uniform of an agency he does not belong? Why would that civil deputy's son have a police motorcycle allocated to him if he is not in the motorcycle division?

-I call it cronyism...and it stinks! It is wrong.

Hey Susie...I mean..Jen Wagner..Why did you purcha...

2008-03-02T14:27:00.000-05:00

Hey Susie...I mean..Jen Wagner..

Why did you purchase www.elrodforcongress.com. Why does the IN DEM Party need such a domain name?

Your exposed....turn about is fair play.

Hudnut won in 1972, during a very good Republican ...

2008-03-02T13:20:00.000-05:00

Hudnut won in 1972, during a very good Republican year, back when the district wasn't nearly as Democratic as it is now.

The reality of the 7th District today is that it's all of Marion County with the good Republican areas cut out. Imagine trying to win Marion County without the good parts of Perry Township, for example. Ballard didn't even come close to winning the 7th District during a very favorable Republican year.

The Republicans did such a great job keeping up th...

2008-03-02T13:17:00.000-05:00

The Republicans did such a great job keeping up the jail! Cottey's jail was put on court order to clean up. Frank Anderson cleaned it up.

It sure didn't take long for the Republicans to turn on arguably the most powerful Democrat in Marion County politics.

Frank Anderson is a tremendous public servant.

7:23, Plowman and Lake. And your welcome.

2008-03-02T09:05:00.000-05:00

7:23, Plowman and Lake. And your welcome.

9:36, Then how did William Hudnut win that "heavil...

2008-03-02T08:04:00.000-05:00

9:36, Then how did William Hudnut win that "heavily Democratic" district?
If memory serves me correctly, I think Hudnut was a Republican. And the man he beat was incumbent Democrat Andy Jacobs. Of course, Jacobs did win the seat back.
That was back in the day when today's 7th was the 10th.

2008-03-02T07:23:00.000-05:00

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I wish someone would investigate to find out why $...

2008-03-01T22:26:00.000-05:00

I wish someone would investigate to find out why $15,000 POLICE motorcycles were issued to Sheriff Civil Deputy Joe McAtee, and his son who was a deputy chief of two areas of IMPD (neither of those areas was the motorcycle division).

Did Joe McAtee wear an IMPD uniform on IMPD Motorcycle Drill Team events outside of Indy?

Those motorcycle assets were valued at $15,000 and to be used by police to enforce traffic laws and provide VIP escorts...not for political patronage to issue to a civil deputy who does not enforce traffic law and a deputy chief who does not command the motorcycle division.

Anonymous said: "Does anyone seriously think that...

2008-03-01T21:36:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said:
"Does anyone seriously think that if the powers that be in this city, with their power, money and influence wanted Carson defeated they would see to it that it happened?"

No, I do not seriously think that. It's a fairly solidly Democratic district. It probably won't matter how much money Elrod has or who supported him, the bottom line is it's a fairly heavily Democratic district.

2008-03-01T21:02:00.000-05:00

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Concerned citizen.There has not been any lawsuits ...

2008-03-01T18:51:00.000-05:00

Concerned citizen.

There has not been any lawsuits filed by Motsinger, Plowman, or Lake.

Wrong books by accident??? MMMM
What a coincidence.

My memory may be fuzzy, but didn't Plowman and Lak...

2008-03-01T17:51:00.000-05:00

My memory may be fuzzy, but didn't Plowman and Lake, the new Northeast Major take the Captains test a year ago? And weren't they given the "wrong books" to study by accident?

And didn't they have some kind of lawsuit going to try and fix that problem?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

anon 5:30 said, "Where are those public records th...

2008-03-01T17:35:00.000-05:00

anon 5:30 said, "Where are those public records that Scott Newman locked away involving the Honeycutt investigation and Andre Carson's hire via Julia Carson."

I'll have an update on that very soon.

Where are those public records that Scott Newman l...

2008-03-01T17:30:00.000-05:00

Where are those public records that Scott Newman locked away involving the Honeycutt investigation and Andre Carson's hire via Julia Carson.
Is Newman, who is Ballard's voice in the law enforcement arena, obstructing the public's right to this information?
Why would Ballard and Newman lend support to Andre Carson? Has a crooked deal been struck like so many crooked deals in the past?

We want that file Mr. Newman!!!

Greg Ballard has had control for two days give the...

2008-03-01T17:26:00.000-05:00

Greg Ballard has had control for two days give the guy a break.

The Indianapolis Star supports Carson because in t...

2008-03-01T17:23:00.000-05:00

The Indianapolis Star supports Carson because in their mind it helps keep the minority African American community under control.
Does anyone seriously think that if the powers that be in this city, with their power, money and influence wanted Carson defeated they would see to it that it happened?
The 7th Congressional District is a gift provided to elite blacks here courtesy of the Indianapolis white power structure. It's a tool used to help keep peace.

Advance Indiana: There is so much more to the stor...

2008-03-01T17:07:00.000-05:00

Advance Indiana: There is so much more to the story of corruption and politics in Law Enforcement. There are many, many stories and so many good people who were harmed by the self-serving actions of politicans. How can I get this information to you?
Honest police officers should come forward and tell the real stories of what has been happening in law enforcement for the past years under Bart Peterson, Frank Anderson and now, Greg Ballard. Nothing has changed! Only the names are different!

"Why is it I have to come here to read what I shou...

2008-03-01T16:36:00.000-05:00

"Why is it I have to come here to read what I should be able to read in the Star?"

Because the Star editors have an apparent policy of censuring any reporter's story which might impact Andre Carson's election negatively. Bring on the negative information you have about Jon Elrod, and they will be happy to report it fully. They've already made up their mind to endorse Carson, despite his obvious lack of qualifications for the job, and their reporting reflect's that editorial decision. We saw it repeatedly in the 2006 election when the newspaper and other local news media covered up Carson's illness, thereby rendering us without a representative for most of this term.

Thanks for keeping an eye on this stuff, Gary. Abd...

2008-03-01T16:23:00.000-05:00

Thanks for keeping an eye on this stuff, Gary. Abdul used to be a good source for this kind of information, but nowadays he won't touch Andre Carson or the Ballard administration. Me thinks he's been reached.

Susie Q Public=the female version of Wilson Allen....

2008-03-01T16:10:00.000-05:00

Susie Q Public=the female version of Wilson Allen. Blind to everything they don't agree with. Why is that liberals like those two preach open mindedness and tolerance unless you disagree with them?

and your point is.....??/ nothing illegal was do...

2008-03-01T15:40:00.000-05:00

and your point is.....??/ nothing illegal was done....it was certainly minor compared to what the IMPD did in uniform to defeat Mayor Peterson.......this seems to be more of just stirring the pot trying to make someone somewhere think something bad is happening. Gary, accept the fact that Andre Carson is going to be your new Congressman....he is already your city councilor...

Susie Q. IMPD involvement in defeating Bart? What...

2008-03-01T15:33:00.000-05:00

Susie Q.

IMPD involvement in defeating Bart?

What involvement is that? If you are talking about the officers , while off duty, putting signs in their yards and showing up at rallies, well that is the way America works.

Thee FOP endorsing Ballard? Yes, they did, and no they are not the IMPD.

Bart Peterson kowtowing to us? No chance of that. What are we to do to "force" him to do anything else? Go on strike? Against the law. Job action? Also against the law.

Sorry, he was not endorsed by us because he was bad for the city.

May Forestal suffer the same fate as Diamond Don G...

2008-03-01T15:32:00.000-05:00

May Forestal suffer the same fate as Diamond Don Gilmore.

Anonymous said: Why is it I have to come here to r...

2008-03-01T15:24:00.000-05:00

Anonymous said: Why is it I have to come here to read what I should be able to read in the Star?

Because the Star doesnt cover every little tempest-in-a-teapot media stunt that desperate campaigns try to hype up. The Adam Longworth complaint has completely collapsed.

There's the story: the little anti-Carson clique tried and utterly failed to discredit the Democratic candidate for Congress, André Carson!

Yes, people rightly criticized Monroe Gray for hol...

2008-03-01T15:16:00.000-05:00

Yes, people rightly criticized Monroe Gray for holding a high office of do-nothing work while president of the Council. Now we have the majority leader, a Republican, as a command staff member of the IMPD. What next, will Ballard find a nice cushy appointment for those cops who failed to get elected in the last election? Bruce Henry and the at large guy who gave Joann Sanders a race for her seat are probably licking their chops about now in anticipation!