DeKay is scared of his own shadow
DeKay has and always will be a joke. He only cares about his check and playing golf. He will do and say whatever he is told to in order to keep his do nothing job. The entire staff is made of do nothing butt kissers who have no clue on what the City is going through. He doesn't even live in Pnellas County.
Nothing will ever change until we get a real Mayor who will hire a quality leader to undo all the harm done to SPPD by Baker and Go D. A big broom will be needed to rid ourselves of the trash who have been promoted.
All the talent that has fled to other agencies and retirements, will not been easy to replace. We still have a few good people left, who might be able to remember what crime fighting is like? The time for change has long been past. Stay Safe, be ready for New Years my brothers and sisters.
How much responsibility should we assign to Mel Sembler?
This is a privately owned mall.
I read many thoughtful comments here on the need for a better response from SPPD. OK, but the management also needs to get their act together. Maybe a lawsuit by a victim of this mayhem will get their attention.
They could begin to learn from several years experience with brawling.
Does anyone remember the details of the brawl at Wet Willies a few years back? Uhurus incite violence, urge the drunks to throw an officer off the balcony, face a felony charge and then get off without a single day of jail time by "protesting" and wheeling and dealing with their politician friends. Someone please correct me on this if my memory is fuzzy. A case number and the names and dob of the defendents would be helpful.
My point here is that when this behavior is tolerated it gets much worse. It needs to stop.
Two comments stand out. Blaming blacks and southside residents? Come on. This web site has earned respect for it's incite and honesty. Racism does not belong here.