Local Stuff: Princess Leia is in Town, Y’all
My mind has been boggled.
We fussed at the last sheriff because he took “Call 911” off the patrol cars and added his name in big letters. His ego was big enough to jump start a nuclear submarine.
But it was diddle squat compared to the new sheriff.
Look what has been installed at the new County Courthouse. Our new sheriff thinks he’s Princess Leia asking Obi Wan for help.
There are two of these life sized monuments to self-importance. Two. One is at the courthouse and the other is at the jail. I do not have a major problem with the one at the jail other than the fact that it’s $18,768 down the tube. It was paid for from the commissary fund, which is the profit off charging prisoners for personal grooming needs and snacks. That doesn’t seem right.
The one at the courthouse is a whole ‘nother story. It was paid for from drug forfeiture money. That absolutely is not right.
Here is the presentation prepared to get this crap approved by commissioner’s court.
You know, for the total money spent of $37,500 we could have hired someone at $18.75 an hour to stand there and give up to date information with a personal touch.
Shame on the sheriff and shame on commissioner’s court. That’s what you get when you have a conservative Republican government: men building monuments to themselves at the expense of others.
They say that politics is show business for ugly people. The sheriff just proved that.
Thanks to LK for the heads up.
And to think I complained about wasteful excess when they sent a university photographer to get a picture of me to put on the med school web site. (I offered a snapshot with the dog but that wasn’t special enough.)
That’s purely disgusting, on so many counts that I can’t even enumerate them (not even with transfinite cardinals.)
Just out of curiosity, what happens when he leaves office – does he get to take them home for his den and his guest bathroom?
1Profits from the commissary where the prisoners buy their personal items such as toothpaste, shaving cream, etc. – – well, hereabouts that profit is scandalous. It is definitely fattening someone’s dream retirement. Just wis Richmond was much more alert and smarter about these things in old Virginny! On the positive side, no statutes (yet) honoring previous egos on the police side of the blotter. Must be thankful for small blessings!
2I think the sheriff’s office ought to get a virtual spell checker for it’s purchase orders, too. Your link takes you to the purchase order for a ” virtural’ one of those things.
3The farce is strong with this one, not to mention the hubris!
4These aren’t the holograms you’re looking for.
5You can go about your business.
Move along… move along.
Now if you could just get rid of the original and keep only the copies.
You would probably see an improvement in efficiency and public service.
6Another advantage: you could unplug him.
7Huh.
I believe in reincarnation and I’m pretty sure I know who this guy used to be:
In 1274 BC Ramesses II fought the Battle of Kadesh against the Hittites. It resulted in a huge loss for the Egyptians. Then ol’ Ramesses went home and erected huge steles all over his country proclaiming victory.
Coincidence? I think not.
8SMH.. I can’t wait to get out of this frikkin’ bassakwards, conservative den of idiocy.
9I don’t know about this. Will he now file a claim for overtime because of this virtual Sheriff being on duty 24-7?
10Well, that’s just creepy …
11I wouldn’t have been so quick to show off my speech impediment, myself…
12That’s one of the stupidest things I’ve seen since I ran into Gov. Bush on the State Capitol grounds.
13Please tell me someone can hack into that and change the message.
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