Hoppy
04-13-2007, 06:52 PM
OK here is going to be my one and only post here on this website and it is to clarify the “Red Devil” issue. First the back story…. This week I am sitting in a meeting with several other members of this Agency. A particular Sgt. That I purposely have not said more then 10 words to in the course of the past several years comes up to me. He walks straight up to me pats me on the back and said “hey Red Devil” and walks on. Well I am befuddled by the oddly warm greeting and the strange new nick name. So I ask my fellow co-workers to check my back, for kick me signs, puncher wounds, knives and I go about my night.
An hour or so later as I get into Immokalee I am joking around with several deputies in the squad room and I relay my strange encounter with this Sgt to them. Several start laughing? I am wondering to myself, “ok did I miss a fat joke?” what the heck is so funny. One of the road guys clues me in about this web site and the recent posting by the “Red Devil” So now I understand the encounter with the Sgt. It wasn’t a warm greeting after all but a covert accusation, this makes much more sense coming from this Sgt. So now I have people joking calling me the Red Devil……
So here is my official response to the “Red Devil incident” I have read through some of the posts and although the entire read makes for some entertainment value, it all seems as if too many people have too much time on their hands, Damn man work some OT in the jail if you have this much time to come and gripe on a website about things that you won’t or can’t change. I am officially declaring no knowledge of the “Red Devil” so Sgt go look else where for him. I am sure in your time here that you have other Devils out there wanting to vent, we all do.
As far as my stance on D-1, it is much the same as when my wife wants to buy new bathroom towels and asks what color I prefer…. I have no opinion as long as there is a towel there when I need it, I don’t care what kind it is. D-1 SET came and helped us out in a flex op a few weeks back and did a bang up job. Regardless of my personal feelings about this Sgt. It does not affect my professional work. If D-1 is having issues, and I will say that Sgt. BM is a cops cop and one of the Best SGTs to work a shift that I have had the pleasure of working for, but if D-1 is having issues it will be self correcting. Production will go down, crime rates will come up and command staff will be moved. I had worked in D-1 for 8 years before I was removed from it and sent to D-8 in that time there were 5 LT changes in eight years. Things have a way of correcting themselves. It will either workout or change. The real test will be the next Staff inspection report, that will tell the story.
So you all know. I am happy in D-8, it is pretty well a Drama free zone, at least in my little world of it. The work is interesting and nothing that I had ever expected. If you have not ever worked out there, you should take tour of duty out there. It is a huge difference from the Beach front area of D-1 and a true culture shock. But I am a happy camper working with the great guys that I am working with.
Now as far as all this silliness and these postings that go here, I won’t even bother to check the response to this post so don’t bother to reply. I have better things to do with my time and I give 45-70 hours a week to the CCSO. Except for today, I don’t plan on spending my off time writing whiney posts about it when I could be playing with my granddaughter! For any further question you only need to have the courage to come up and ask me directly about what you want to know. I am a brutally honest person and will tell you what I think regardless of rank, pay grade or size, good bad or indifferent. I will probably stay a CPL for the remainder of my career because of it, but so be it, at least I am honest. So to the LT, Admin and SET SGT’s in D-1 you all apparently read this, or at least Set team SGT does, go find your Devil else where. Keep your drama away from me and Jake, I am not a real touchy feely kind of guy, so don’t touch me again. If you want a greeting of shaking hands, it is fine, but a back slapping accusation, not so much. No you all know who I am where I work and there is no hidden agenda here. If you want to ask me a question, come on out face to face and ask it. If not go find someone else to play your games with.
Hoppy and if you don’t know that name ask around you will figure it out!
An hour or so later as I get into Immokalee I am joking around with several deputies in the squad room and I relay my strange encounter with this Sgt to them. Several start laughing? I am wondering to myself, “ok did I miss a fat joke?” what the heck is so funny. One of the road guys clues me in about this web site and the recent posting by the “Red Devil” So now I understand the encounter with the Sgt. It wasn’t a warm greeting after all but a covert accusation, this makes much more sense coming from this Sgt. So now I have people joking calling me the Red Devil……
So here is my official response to the “Red Devil incident” I have read through some of the posts and although the entire read makes for some entertainment value, it all seems as if too many people have too much time on their hands, Damn man work some OT in the jail if you have this much time to come and gripe on a website about things that you won’t or can’t change. I am officially declaring no knowledge of the “Red Devil” so Sgt go look else where for him. I am sure in your time here that you have other Devils out there wanting to vent, we all do.
As far as my stance on D-1, it is much the same as when my wife wants to buy new bathroom towels and asks what color I prefer…. I have no opinion as long as there is a towel there when I need it, I don’t care what kind it is. D-1 SET came and helped us out in a flex op a few weeks back and did a bang up job. Regardless of my personal feelings about this Sgt. It does not affect my professional work. If D-1 is having issues, and I will say that Sgt. BM is a cops cop and one of the Best SGTs to work a shift that I have had the pleasure of working for, but if D-1 is having issues it will be self correcting. Production will go down, crime rates will come up and command staff will be moved. I had worked in D-1 for 8 years before I was removed from it and sent to D-8 in that time there were 5 LT changes in eight years. Things have a way of correcting themselves. It will either workout or change. The real test will be the next Staff inspection report, that will tell the story.
So you all know. I am happy in D-8, it is pretty well a Drama free zone, at least in my little world of it. The work is interesting and nothing that I had ever expected. If you have not ever worked out there, you should take tour of duty out there. It is a huge difference from the Beach front area of D-1 and a true culture shock. But I am a happy camper working with the great guys that I am working with.
Now as far as all this silliness and these postings that go here, I won’t even bother to check the response to this post so don’t bother to reply. I have better things to do with my time and I give 45-70 hours a week to the CCSO. Except for today, I don’t plan on spending my off time writing whiney posts about it when I could be playing with my granddaughter! For any further question you only need to have the courage to come up and ask me directly about what you want to know. I am a brutally honest person and will tell you what I think regardless of rank, pay grade or size, good bad or indifferent. I will probably stay a CPL for the remainder of my career because of it, but so be it, at least I am honest. So to the LT, Admin and SET SGT’s in D-1 you all apparently read this, or at least Set team SGT does, go find your Devil else where. Keep your drama away from me and Jake, I am not a real touchy feely kind of guy, so don’t touch me again. If you want a greeting of shaking hands, it is fine, but a back slapping accusation, not so much. No you all know who I am where I work and there is no hidden agenda here. If you want to ask me a question, come on out face to face and ask it. If not go find someone else to play your games with.
Hoppy and if you don’t know that name ask around you will figure it out!