REBBUTAL TO COMMENTS BY ANONYMOUS

ON AUGUST 6, 2006, I POSTED SOME COMMENTS ENTITLED JAIL SAFETY TOPIC. A ANONYMOUS PERSON MADE SOME COMMENTS OF THEIR OWN ON THIS SUBJECT. (PLEASE READ THEIR COMMENTS BEFORE READING THE REST OF THIS.)

ANONYMOUS MAKES STATEMENTS THAT I RECEIVED SPECIAL TREATMENT CONCERNING AN INCIDENT I WAS INVOLVED IN CONCERNING USING TO MUCH FORCE ON AN INMATE.

BELOW ARE FACTS CONCERNING THE INCIDENT.

I WAS TOLD BY STRENGTH THAT THE COUNTY WANTED TO FIRE ME OVER THIS INCIDENT BUT HE WAS WILLING TO PLEA BARGAIN WITH ME IF I WOULD TAKE A 30 DAY SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY.
BEING A COUNTY EMPLOYEE FOR MANY YEARS I KNEW THE TRICKS ADMINISTRATIONS TRIES TO PULL WHEN TRYING TO DISCIPLINE A COUNTY EMPLOYEE.

ADMINISTRATIONS M.O. IS TO MAKE YOU GRATEFUL TO THEM THAT YOU WEREN’T FIRED AND ONLY RECEIVED A 30 DAY SUSPENSION.

I DECIDED TO FIGHT THE ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ME.
FIRST I WASN’T GUILTY AND SECOND, NO ONE IN THE HISTORY OF THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT EVER RECEIVED A 30 DAY SUSPENSION THAT I COULD RECALL.

I REQUESTED COPIES OF ALL STATEMENTS MADE IN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION ON THIS INCIDENT. BOTH MY WIFE AND MYSELF RIGHT AWAY STARTED FINDING VERY BIG DIFFERENCES IN STATEMENTS MADE BY THE INMATE, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND OTHER WITNESSES.
MYSELF AND MY UNION REPRESENTATIVE BROUGHT THESE DIFFERENCES TO THE ATTENTION OF STRENGTH. HE THEN HAD THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR INTERVIEW SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS AGAIN.

THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST ME WAS DROPPED FOR MANY REASONS BUT BEING STRENGTHS GOOD OLD BOY CERTAINLY WASN’T ONE OF THE REASONS.

I WENT FROM BEING FIRED, TO THE WHOLE INCIDENT BEING DISMISSED AND IT WASN’T BECAUSE OF SOME TECHNICALITY. I DIDN'T DO WHAT I WAS ACCUSED OF AND I PROVED IT.

F.Y.I.
STRENGTH AND I ARE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS, I THINK I HAVE SEEN HIM THREE TIMES SINCE HE RETIRED. ONCE AT THE CREDIT UNION, ONCE AT A RETIREMENT PARTY AND AGAIN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

ANONYMOUS ALSO MAKES REMARKS ABOUT HOW HAPPY MOST OF THE OFFICERS ARE WITH PAZINS ADMINISTRATION AND THAT I SHOULD JUST FADE INTO THE NIGHT.
IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. LETS TALK ABOUT PAZINS ADMINISTRATION A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT HAS PAZIN DONE FOR CORRECTIONS.

SOME WILL SAY HE GOT THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT BACK IN THE SAME TYPE OF UNIFORM, WHEN CORRECTIONS WAS WEARING BLACK. HE DID THAT FOR HIMSELF, IT MAKES HIS ARMY LOOK BIGGER TO THE PUBLIC.

SOME WILL SAY HE GOT CORRECTIONS NEW RADIOS. I BELIEVE IT WAS A RELATIVE OF PAZINS THAT MADE A NICE PROFIT SELLING US THE RADIOS. DOESN’T COUNTY POLICY SAY THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE OUT TO BID.


LETS SPEND A SECOND ON MY LAWSUIT AGAINST PAZIN AND

THE COUNTY OVER THE PROMOTION OF THORESON.
DID ANY OF YOU KNOW THAT PAZIN WAS ORIGINALLY NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT LEESA THORESON FILED. PAZINS NAME WAS DROPPED FROM THE SUIT JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE IT WAS SETTLED AND THEN ODDLY ENOUGH IN JUST A FEW WEEKS AGAIN, RICCI THORESON IS PROMOTED TO COMMANDER.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COURT DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP MY CLAIM, CONTACT ME.

I AM SURE ROGER LONGO IS A BIG FAN OF PAZIN ADMINISTRATION. FOR YOU WHO ARE NOT IN THE SHERIFFS CORRECTIONS DIVISION, LONGO IS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER WHO WAS GIVEN A DOG THAT WAS TO BE MAINLY USED IN CORRECTIONS FOR DRUG DETECTION IN THE JAIL FACILITIES.
OFFICER LONGO HAD THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS DOG THAT A HANDLER NEEDS TO HAVE SO THE DOG IS EFFECTIVE. LONGO SPENT MANY HOURS ON HIS OWN TRAINING THE DOG AND EVEN PUT OUT HIS OWN MONEY TO MAKE A HOME FOR THE DOG.

THE DOG WAS TAKEN FROM LONGO BECAUSE ADMINISTRATIONS CLAIMS LONGO WAS NOT USING THE DOG TO ITS BEST POTENTIAL. MANY CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WILL TELL YOU A DIFFERENT STORY.

THE DOG WAS THEN GIVEN TO A PATROL DEPUTY. THE DOG WAS BOUGHT WITH MONEY FROM THE INMATE WELFARE FUND FOR CORRECTIONS. IF LONGO WASN’T DOING THE JOB THEN WHY WASN’T ANOTHER CORRECTIONAL OFFICER GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN WITH THE DOG??

HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF PAZIN AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CORRECTIONS.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, INMATES IN A DORM AT SANDY MUSH BARRICADED THEMSELVES IN THE DORM ON MIDNIGHT SHIFT. CONCUSSION AND STING BALL GRENADES HAD TO BE USED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE DORM.
THIS WAS A MAJOR INCIDENT AT THIS JAIL FACILITY. NO ONE FROM ADMINISTRATION SHOWED UP, NOT THE FACILITY COMMANDER, THE UNDERSHERIFF OR THE SHERIFF.
NOW IF THE NEWS MEDIA WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESENT THEN YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN PAZINS FACE LIKE YOU DO WHEN THERE IS A SWAT CALL OUT, A BIG DRUG BUST OR SOME OTHER MAJOR INCIDENT ON THE PATROL SIDE.

THE GRAND JURY A FEW YEARS AGO SUGGESTED THAT THE SHERIFF HAVE MORE CONTACT WITH THE CORRECTIONS DIVISION AND ITS OFFICERS. ASK THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS IF THIS IS HAPPENING.

ANONYMOUS ALSO COMMENTED THAT UNDER THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION THE DEPARTMENT IS ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY, THUS GETTING AWAY FROM THE GOOD OLD BOY SYSTEM. ONE WORD TELLS YOU THE GOOD OLD BOY SYSTEM IS STILL ALIVE AND VERY WELL IN PAZINS ADMINISTRATION.

STEROIDS

DO YOU REMEMBER UNDER PAZINS ADMINISTRATION THAT SEVERAL PATROL DEPUTIES ADMITTED TO USING STEROIDS AND SINCE THEY CAME FORWARD AND ADMITTED THIS TO ADMINISTRATION THEY ONLY RECEIVED SOME KIND OF DEPARTMENTAL DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.

TO USE STEROIDS DON’T YOU NEED TO BE IN POSSESSION OF THEM BUT POSSESSION OF THEM IS AGAINST THE LAW, SO HOW COME NO ONE WAS ARRESTED AND PROSECUTED.

OH YEA, NOW I REMEMBER. THERE WAS A RUMOR GOING AROUND THAT ONE OF THE OFFENDING DEPUTIES HAD A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE IN THE DEPARTMENT. THIS WAS A PROUD MOMENT FOR ALL SHERIFF DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.

COUPLE OF ENDING REMARKS.

YOU ONLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE BLOG STARTED BY SGT.GRIFFITH TO SEE THAT TO MOST OF THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS THE ONLY PRIDE THEY HAVE IS IN THE JOB THEY DO THEMSELVES.

ANONYMOUS, I HOPE IN THE FUTURE YOU COME CLEAN WITH YOUR IDENTITY. YOU ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE PEOPLE I HAD RESPECT FOR A FEW YEARS AGO BUT NOW YOU HAVE BEEN SUCKED INTO THE DARK SIDE.

NOT REVEALING YOUR TRUE IDENTITY MAKES IT HARD FOR ANYONE TO REALLY TAKE YOUR COMMENTS SERIOUSLY. WE BOTH KNOW BY REVEALING YOUR IDENTITY YOU WOULD ALSO BE REVEALING YOUR OWN PERSONAL TRAITS AND I DON’T THINK YOU WANT TO GIVE ANYONE THE CHANCE TO COMMENT ON THOSE.


MICHAEL SOFRANEK