According to the minutes [right], the VB went into executive session after the regular meeting on October 27th. Very seldom do any of us stay and wait outside for the board to return from exec. session to regular session. The purchase of the taser gun and supplies could have been included in the meeting when everyone is present [they were not included in that nights agenda]. I am guessing that board members felt that the purchase of the taser gun might not be well received by the public. As a result they snuck it in at the very end after all of us went home. Even if it was not their intention to deceive the public........it is the perception that carries the most weight. When will the board ever learn. It is best to keep agenda items out in the open for the public to view.Example of Prices forTaser Gun and Supplies
Chief Mullaney told me that the purchase of the taser gun and supplies was already approved in this years budget. He also told me that any officer wishing to carry the taser must first be trained and tazed so that they can experience the effects themselves. I would like to offer a suggestion, how about we include the entire board when it comes time to experience the taser effects. Or maybe next year's fund raiser should be taser the village officials instead of the boring dunking booth.
Vests for the PD were also approved in the same manner as the taser gun, after all the troublesome public had gone home. The minutes do not specify what kind of vests, but I am guessing.......the bullet proof ones.
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I didn't realize that A~Bay was a such a crime ridden area ,I hope the hospital is prepared for the on slot of VICTIMS ,I pray that no VICTIM is KILLED by this misappropriation of power,as for as the taser booth we can sell tickets by the 100's let's step up board members for for the show~~~~~~~~~
Really, really. Vests and a taser?!?!?Who the hell are they nuke with that?
Constructive comments are always welcome. For or against, makes no difference to me. Hate comments from the thugs will not be tolerated.
Chief reported a while ago that the vests were a 100% grant, no cost to the village as were the plate readers on the pd cars
Good job Chief Brian Mullaney!
To Lillian Dingman, what you wrote does not make any sense.
To anonymous 6:33am,
I do not recall the chief mentioning that the vests were 100% grant, at least he never mentioned it in the regular session of the VB meeting. He may have mentioned that to you during the Executive Session of the meeting! And if it was a grant then why did the VB make a motion to purchase?
Hmmmm, I saw somewhere that training will be provided, but I can say I still don't think I like it. Have we ever had the need for something like this? Do other small communities have taser's? The vests I can see and really think the officer's should be well protected, but the taser's I'm not sure about. Would have to hear more reasoning behind it.
I am with you Jean! Is the taser a toy or a justified necessity that can be backed up with actual police situations. When [the taser] would have been the only way to solve a situation when all other avenues had been exhausted. Has that situation ever happened?
Policeman "talking a person down" to reality has been the past practice. All the taser does is shorten the conversation to one 3 letter word.......ZAP
wasnt aware the bay was that bad of a crime ridden village that it calls for tazor guns. if police cant handle disturbaces a tazer gun will only get them in more trouble. shit happens watch for the first suit when its used wrong against someone.
Ok, I'll clarify. Really, our small town needs vests and tazers? Is that so they can shock or "nuke" all the criminals we have? (maybe the geese) Come on, we put officers on bikes, with vests, and tazers! What a joke. Do you understand that?
I think a tazer is a very bad idea in Alex Bay. NO offense here but highly trained officers in major metro areas have killed suspects and they are, as I said, real professionals. A mentally ill Utah man had an episode along a remote country road. He was tazered 2 times and died from it. the tapes and the investigation showed he could have been subdued another way or not at all. He was simple running naked along a rural road. Killed in front of his wife and kids sitting in the car. Small town cops with a high tech tool that they think is not a danger is a recipe for a lawsuit. Ditch the tazer, Barney Fife. OR tell me when such a device was needed. I'd like to know if it is needed. Is it??? When would one have been needed in the past?
Rock Star...."When would one have been [justifiably] needed in the past?"
One word answer....Pookie.
Yes, zapping an unstable and neurologically challenged person like him sounds like a wonderful idea if you want to cause a death or have an even more serious lawsuit on your hands.
anon 10:33...There is an old adage among law enforcement officers, regarding police brutality charges after being subdued with a nightstick.
"Nobody complains about getting hit too hard, they complain about getting hit too many times."
lol. One time is too many times for me. So my concern is that the taser device be viewed the same as a gun since it can have the same effect. I worry that the mentality thus far on tasers is that they are safe, when indeed they are not. It just seems like over kill and not needed in the Bay. Please use wisely. or better yet, not at all.
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