Sheriff Tom Knight closes law enforcement operations in south county

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Who has this guy ever gotten along with? No local agencies, feds, schools, and courts want anything to do with him. Seriously, this guy is not a likable person. If he wasn’t the sheriff nobody would give him the time of day.

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The voters really need to speak up come 2020

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Knight told a bold faced lie when he formally announced to the media and the public that closing down the south county office will “put more boots on the ground.”

• FACTOID: The authorized number of deputies in patrol is not increased.
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• FACTOID: The authorized number of detectives is not increased.
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• FACTOID: Knight’s lie is a media soundbite that sounds good, UNTIL IT IS SQUARED WITH THE TRUTH.

The truth matters.

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Knight told a bold faced lie when he formally announced to the media and the public that closing down the south county office will “put more boots on the ground.”

• FACTOID: The authorized number of deputies in patrol is not increased.
  .
• FACTOID: The authorized number of detectives is not increased.
  .
• FACTOID: Knight’s lie is a media soundbite that sounds good, UNTIL IT IS SQUARED WITH THE TRUTH.

The truth matters.

Not to mention that the front desk deputies are not qualified to work the road so all he has done is used those salaries to fund other endeavors. Once the true word gets out then maybe someone will question him. Don't expect the commissioners to be too concerned because they get their campaign support and funding from the same pot of gold as knightmare does.

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Knight is accountable to no one. He knows he has the commission in his pocket. It’s a shame he keeps burning bridges. Imagine what he could do if he cared more about law enforcement than his political aspirations.

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Knight told a bold faced lie when he formally announced to the media and the public that closing down the south county office will “put more boots on the ground.”

• FACTOID: The authorized number of deputies in patrol is not increased.
  .
• FACTOID: The authorized number of detectives is not increased.
  .
• FACTOID: Knight’s lie is a media soundbite that sounds good, UNTIL IT IS SQUARED WITH THE TRUTH.

The truth matters.

Not to mention that the front desk deputies are not qualified to work the road so all he has done is used those salaries to fund other endeavors. Once the true word gets out then maybe someone will question him.

I understand what you're saying, but that's a technical nuance that the public won't understand i.e. desk officers are not road certified. Anyway, Knight robbed Peter (south county) to pay Paul (north county). Knight eliminated those positions and is now spending their salaries on other things. Instead of being an increase in services to south county, there is actually a decrease in overall aggregate services countywide. I feel sorry for the next elected sheriff because Knight has left this agency in financial ruin and shambles.

Don't expect the commissioners to be too concerned because they get their campaign support and funding from the same pot of gold as knightmare does.

The local GOP (Gruters & Robinson) have a financial lock on the SSO. The next election is going to be interesting to see if that lock can be busted off of the SSO.

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The voters really need to speak up come 2020

The voters are clueless and the employees don't make up enough voters. Too many of the lemmings just do what they are told by the consistent propaganda from the republican party.

We all know how incompetent and vindictive knightmare and his evil side kick are but we only make up a very very small percentage of voters.

In 2000 the PBA did not endorse knightmare because they were able to see through his BS.

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Who has this guy ever gotten along with? No local agencies, feds, schools, and courts want anything to do with him. Seriously, this guy is not a likable person. If he wasn’t the sheriff nobody would give him the time of day.

Well clearly Hoffman, Richard and Goatlick have their collective noses right up Knights Brown Eye.

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SSO employees comprise about 1% of 1% of the county population, which is not enough votes to swing an election away from an incumbent. It will take dirt, an indictment or an arrest of incumbent Knight to swing an election away from him. Will I vote for John? Of course, but that's not the political point. These are cold hard facts in a cold cruel political world that the GOP has tightly controlled in southwest Florida. Just ask Joe Gruters, Eric Robinson and Mr. Tom Knight. Is Knight warped, conniving and dishonest? Yes of course he is, but again, that's not the political point.