Cost of Lock Your Doors Billboards

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In response to a public records request I made to the Escambia County Florida Sheriffs Office, I received the attached documents detailing the cost and duration of the current billboard campaign:" Sheriff Morgan says Lock Your Door, keep it yours." I believe that the $130,080 cost of this publicity campaign is outrageous and that this is a waste of taxpayer money. Please note that this money came from the General Fund(taxpayer dollars) as the check for the first payment for $22,960 to Lamar Advertising indicates.. I'm sure it is only a coincidence that this publicity campaign runs from March 7, 2016 until August 21, 2016. I'm sure it is a only another coincidence that Morgan is featured prominently on these billboards.

If you are unable to open the attached documents, email me at: stopthemomentum@gmail.com and I will return the documents as an attachment to your email. I found it almost comical that the disk I received the information on was a used disk. It seems to me that any cost savings from using used disks for public records requests is negated by the money spent on the above publicity campaign. I believe the used disk is the reason why I had issues downloading the disk and why you may not be able to open the attached link. Please share this information with your friends and relatives who pay taxes in Escambia County.

http://www.zamzar.com/getFiles.php?u...r3dr8J5NxiMAnb


Jay E. Camac
ECSO 1994-2012

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Jay, if one burglary is prevented in which a gun is stolen that could be used in a potential violent crime, would the expense be worth it?

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I guess we should put the entire budget in billboards. IT may stop one gun from being stolen, NOT

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The Sheriff is King of the blame game. Blame the parents for Juveniles that commit crime. Blame the economy for no raises (7 years in a row). Who's he kidding? Blame citizens for unsolved homicides. This is his way of saying that citizens with unlocked doors are to blame for car burglaries. Not fewer patrol deputies, not the absence of an air unit or TAC unit. Not the fact that criminals have free reign because Deputies can't chase and K-9 teams better think long and hard before they let go of that leash. It's the citizens fault. NOT THE SHERIFF'S.

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The Sheriff is King of the blame game. Blame the parents for Juveniles that commit crime. Blame the economy for no raises (7 years in a row). Who's he kidding? Blame citizens for unsolved homicides. This is his way of saying that citizens with unlocked doors are to blame for car burglaries. Not fewer patrol deputies, not the absence of an air unit or TAC unit. Not the fact that criminals have free reign because Deputies can't chase and K-9 teams better think long and hard before they let go of that leash. It's the citizens fault. NOT THE SHERIFF'S.

Parents are too blame for their kids and when in the last 25 years have we ever been able to just chase cars for any reason?

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Parents are too blame for their kids and when in the last 25 years have we ever been able to just chase cars for any reason?

Hi Eric glad you could join us.

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Jay, if one burglary is prevented in which a gun is stolen that could be used in a potential violent crime, would the expense be worth it?

Then why does it have to have Sheriff Morgan's name and picture on it. It's a thinly veiled county funded re-election ad. Or in other words, our tax dollars being used to reelect a sheriff who said "I believe in term limits. Should I be stupid enough to run for a third term, don't vote for me." If this is so important, why didn't we get those years ago? Why do they stop just before the primary?

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Then why does it have to have Sheriff Morgan's name and picture on it. It's a thinly veiled county funded re-election ad. Or in other words, our tax dollars being used to reelect a sheriff who said "I believe in term limits. Should I be stupid enough to run for a third term, don't vote for me." If this is so important, why didn't we get those years ago? Why do they stop just before the primary?

Does Jay just need a job why does he just apply for a civil process server or some other job? How was he done so wrong by Morgan- there really must be some reason he is so bent! Does he think Johnson will give him his old job back?

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No Jay Doesn't need a job. His motivation stems from seeing a close friend being ruined by Morgans shenanigans.

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I applaud Jay for making the requests and airing Morgan's dirty laundry. All of us talked about it and *****ed and moaned about it but did nothing about it for fear of retaliation. Now that this questionable spending has been brought to light how long will it take Morgan to replace the general budget funds he spent with money from the LET fund.