Sunday, January 13, 2013 – 11:00 a.m.
The long-awaited contract bid for policing bankrupt San Bernardino finally arrived from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department last week.
The not-so-surprising result? It wouldn’t save any money and contain roughly $8 million in one-time start-up costs.
It’s the first time a Sheriff bid hasn’t saved a potential contract city significant dough.
But in reality, the Sheriff’s Department has never been interested in dealing with San Bernardino. The bid itself made that crystal clear.
In the few instances over the years, when the city council has sabre-rattled over the possibility of a outside law enforcement contract, mainly in an effort to push back against the San Bernardino Police Officer’s Association (SBPOA) during labor negotiations, eye-rolling took place at Sheriff’s Headquarters.
After all, who would want to manage a contract to provide law enforcement services to a long-standing dysfunctional city like San Bernardino.
I mean really? It’s true!
A contract like this one would routinely bring with it constant Sheriff vs. the city council showdowns. So why bother with all the heartache?
It’s a shame too! Because the Sheriff’s Department can bring cost efficiencies that its fourteen current contract cities currently enjoy.
So much for that shell of a bankruptcy pendency plan.
Lawyer vs. Sheriff
A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriffs deputy.
He thinks that he is smarter than the deputy because he is a lawyer
from New York and is certain that he has a better education then any
cop from Houston,TX .
He decides to have some fun at the deputy’s expense.
The deputy says, License and registration, please.
“What for?” says the lawyer…
The deputy says, “You didn’t come to a complete stop at the stop sign.”
Then the lawyer says, “I slowed down and no one was coming.”
“You still didn’t come to a complete stop, Says the deputy. License and registration, please.”
The lawyer says, “Whats the difference?”
“The difference is you have to come to complete stop, that’s the law. License and registration, please!” the Deputy repeats..
Lawyer says, “If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, Ill give you my license and registration; and you give me the ticket… If not, you let me go and don’t give me the ticket.”
“That sounds fair. Please exit your vehicle, sir,” the deputy says.
At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts beating the shit out of the lawyer and says, “Do you want me to stop, or just slow down?”
“Lawyer vs. Sheriff”
Ramos vs. Erwin?
Does Ramos want it all to STOP and go away?
Please stop prosecuting Erwin.
#3 What does that mean?
MacMahon is an idiot. He couldn’t provide the proper services because he does not know what he is doing. This would be a great time for leadership. None coming form SBSD. Same dude crud.