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Post by KO Admin on Oct 5, 2007 10:04:01 GMT -5
Posted by James on September 23, 2007 at 23:39:34: In Reply to: Re:corrupt police dept and lying town board posted by lea hinshaw on September 23, 2007 at 21:03:41:
Ms. Hinshaw, The fan mail is quite ridulous I must say. I too am glad Mr. Canavan stated these issues, but when you speak out where do you go? I've been to many town board meetings myself and have never been there to publicly hear you address your concerns? Is there somewhere else I should be aware to go? I've found that the meetings give me information about the upcoming implementations within town and have been given opportunities to address my concerns as well.
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Post by KO Admin on Oct 5, 2007 10:04:24 GMT -5
Posted by Lea Hinshaw on September 24, 2007 at 18:21:18: In Reply to: Re:corrupt police dept and lying town board posted by James on September 23, 2007 at 23:39:34: james.. i have in the past spoke with police officers and also with the townboard president... this was back when earl patterson was the chief .. i also spoke with him..so yes james i have spoke out to what i thought was the right officials.... one of the officers i had trouble with following me, was chris lane.... i was glad to see him go... although we the public will never know the reason behind this.. also why we are on that subject .. how bout the the townboard trying to sneak chris lane through the police academy? after he was already fired... any thoughts on that?
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Post by KO Admin on Oct 5, 2007 10:04:42 GMT -5
Posted by Jerry W. on September 21, 2007 at 17:24:44: In Reply to: Re:corrupt police dept and lying town board posted by T Canavan on September 21, 2007 at 17:04:22:
Thank you Mr. Canavan for pointing out the negatives about the School Board. I feel that putting my last name here on the postings has nothing to do with my opinions and the real reason I am here is to speak out and give my free speech about the topics within our community. I graduated from KHS in the late 1980s and have seem a downward slope here in the past few years. I feel that the town motto, just as you said "Nice Place To Visit, Better Place To Live" isn't quite what is seems these days. Those for sale signs, perhaps they are from the increase in tax dollars we are spending? We can't judge a book by the cover. The postings I have seen are quiet interesting, and I will correct you, as the screenname who put "stay sober" was apparently watchdog(whomever was too afraid to tell their real name) and the one screen name who talked about being a new officer was logic(another anonymous person) Are they the same person? My opinion is a statement that many may take the wrong way, and I'm briefly stating it because of the changes I've seen within the last 10 years here. My statement is "Accept Change!" We can't always look to history or look in the mirror. If we want change, we have to accept it and work to improve. If this town is such a horrible place for people, then why haven't they tried to do anything about it. The last town board meeting I attended, a group of women were there to talk about getting speed limit signs and a four-way stop implemented on their street. The next few weeks, I noticed those recommendations were implemented and we now have speed limit signs and a four way stop that was an idea at first. Citizens must continue to do things like that in order to make a positive change within their surrounding community
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Post by KO Admin on Oct 5, 2007 10:05:00 GMT -5
Posted by Police Supporter #2 on September 17, 2007 at 00:32:44: In Reply to: Re:corrupt police dept and lying town board posted by lea hinshw on September 07, 2007 at 23:30:04: : hmmmm once again we have someone who wants to defend the town board and the police department but wants to remain anonymous.... mr or mrs police supporter, if u want to stand up.. then stand up... sign your name ... i did!!!! are u you on the town board or police department or perhaps a family member? ? sign your name so we will all know who u are... it amazes me once again that so many people here are afraid to speak up and sign your name... have some fortitude.. and you are right, we are all entitled to our opinions.. but when i speak mine... i sign my name to it..
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Post by KO Admin on Oct 5, 2007 10:05:18 GMT -5
Posted by Police Supporter on September 07, 2007 at 18:00:27: In Reply to: corrupt police dept and lying town board posted by Lea Hinshaw on August 19, 2007 at 21:17:13: IP:74.140.102.206
Perhaps it isn't really the town board nor the police department that is corrupt and lying. In the past month, there has been a great deal of appreciation, assurance, and factual statistics that show the improvments being made by those departments. Maybe those individual citizens whom always seem to point out the negativity within the town, rather than the positive aspects of a great community, should re-consider whom they call "corrupt and lying!"! I give all respect to the Knightstown Town Board and Police Department, as they are slowing trying to inplement the best possible procedures and law to be used within our community. We all have different opinions and viewpoints related to this issue, but we must consider first hand, why we, ourselves, could point out and become so angry with specific individuals, rather than reminisce on the negative aspects.
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Post by KO Admin on Oct 5, 2007 10:05:35 GMT -5
Posted by Brian on August 30, 2007 at 12:11:02: In Reply to: corrupt police dept and lying town board posted by Lea Hinshaw on August 19, 2007 at 21:17:13: IP:64.184.10.151
I'm not sure the police department is corrupt. I think they are actually pretty good these days. The town council just needs to stop trying to micromanage and run things themselves. They need to let the chief be the chief and thing would be a lot smoother.
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Post by truth on Oct 10, 2007 22:01:16 GMT -5
Wizard, the only person who can judge people would be the all mighty God. How do you know Lea is a bitter person? I happen to know she isn't. If any of us could walk miles in each other’s shoes, I'm sure we'd be screaming for our own lives back. Let’s try prayer, kind words, encouragement and loving thy neighbor. I never read comments in the Banner. I only purchase them if there are children I know in the pages. After all, there is no promise of printing the truth..........only printing freedom of speech which we all have. By the way, I love you Lea!
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Post by logic on Oct 19, 2007 2:45:42 GMT -5
Posted by Lea Hinshaw on September 21, 2007 at 12:08:01: In Reply to: Re:corrupt police dept and lying town board posted by logic on September 18, 2007 at 19:30:57: "the department is finally beginning to regain respect with other agencies in the county" yet there were no problems... Gaining respect in regards to not being seen as a "podunk" department. Not for the trumped up bologna you spew out.
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Post by leahinshaw on Oct 19, 2007 10:16:43 GMT -5
Dear Tony L/ logic I dont even know you ... so get over it already... btw it wasnt real hard to figure out your name as you posted your unit number under the golf outing... and you have no idea what i have been through... i suspect only what you have been told... i thought police officers were suppose to be level headed and even tempered... your past post certainly havent reflected that..
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Post by logic on Nov 4, 2007 6:03:46 GMT -5
Dear Tony L/ logic I dont even know you ... so get over it already... btw it wasnt real hard to figure out your name as you posted your unit number under the golf outing... and you have no idea what i have been through... i suspect only what you have been told... i thought police officers were suppose to be level headed and even tempered... your past post certainly havent reflected that.. I could care less that you were able to find out what my name is. It isn't a big deal at all. I am very familiar with your case. Not only from what I was told, but from what I have seen and heard. Also, I do not care what you feel my posts reflect, I will defend this department from baseless attacks/accusations.
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Post by pattysmith on Nov 4, 2007 16:36:26 GMT -5
i used to live in knightstown for a few years and in my time there i noticed an abundance of corruption. that whole town runs on who you are and who you know. your town has an extremely high amount of police issues. they pick and choose who they want to arrest based on who you are. thats the way everything works around there. if your police department is doin such an outstanding job fixing your corrupt little town, how come everytime you turn around, some one else is dying of a drug overdose and getting in to an accident drunk? ?? for such a small place the numbers are rediculious. way to go kpd!!!!!! just thought i'd give you all something to think about. but hey, there are no problems in knightstown???!!!!!
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Post by logic on Nov 6, 2007 0:05:32 GMT -5
i used to live in knightstown for a few years and in my time there i noticed an abundance of corruption. that whole town runs on who you are and who you know. your town has an extremely high amount of police issues. they pick and choose who they want to arrest based on who you are. thats the way everything works around there. if your police department is doin such an outstanding job fixing your corrupt little town, how come everytime you turn around, some one else is dying of a drug overdose and getting in to an accident drunk? ?? for such a small place the numbers are rediculious. way to go kpd!!!!!! just thought i'd give you all something to think about. but hey, there are no problems in knightstown???!!!!! So, according to your logic and thought process, the police are buying the drugs and injecting them into peoples arms? The drug problem is due to the socio-econimic conditions (I know, big word) of the area. They are horrid. There are no jobs for people unless they can drive 20 or more miles to find one. Those that are down and out, don't have a way of escape. That is no reason to turn to drugs, but not everyone thinks clearly. There is a drug problem, however, we are gaining strides. Three deaths in 6 months is too many, but those peolple made the choice to take drugs. 1 is too many, and those selling and distributing the drugs need to be held accountable. We are working with the drug task force to build cases on certain individuals that are known to traffic drugs. However, it is one thing to know it, another to prove it in a court of law. We have a good group of men on this department now. As for drunks, there hasn't been a motor vehicle accident involving alcohol in Knightstown for several months. So, before you come on here and say "I used to live there..." Make sure you have facts. Where are those numbers you mentioned? Printing hearsay and assumptions just makes one look foolish. There are problems in this town, but most of those problems can be attributed to a small group of individuals. The police, with one officer on duty at a time, cannot be everywhere at once. We are not omnipresent. Hopefully, with the establishment of the neighborhood crime watch (that Chief Baker is aiding in establishing), the town can work together to improve further. Knightstown is improving. Hopefully, the planning commission and town board will work together to bring more businesses to the Knightstown area. Make this little town grow, and give people opportunities to better themselves so that the thought of substance abuse doesn't even enter their minds.
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