James McLynas for Sheriff of Pinellas County

LIMIT USE OF VIOLENCE AND FORCE

Law Enforcement’s “Warrior” Problem

Demilitarizing
America’s Police:
A CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS

Opinion: Armed and Dangerous: If Police Don’t Have to Protect the Public, What Good Are They?

Preservation of ALL life will be a priority with James McLynas as Sheriff [READ MORE]

All Deputies will be required to attempt de-escalation techniques whenever possible [READ MORE]

All choke holds, strangulation, and other “pain compliance techniques” will be prohibited [READ MORE]

All Deputies will be required to intervene and stop excessive force by other officers [READ MORE]

A “Force Continuum Policy” will be implemented for specific interactions with the public [READ MORE]

Deputies will be required to exhaust all reasonable means to limit dangerous force [READ MORE]

Deputies will be required to give clear and concise verbal warnings before any use of force [READ MORE]

Deputies will be required to complete a “Use of Force” report after all use of force incidents [READ MORE]

Deputies NOT abiding by my Use of Force General Orders will be suspended or terminated [READ MORE]

Demilitarization of the PCSO will be enacted across the board [READ MORE]

Every deputy will be retrained and those that cannot will be terminated [READ MORE]

Bodycams will be required on all officers that come in contact with the public [READ MORE]

Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America

Police use of force data ‘a huge mess’ across the U.S.

Rise of the Warrior Cop – Wall Street Journal

LIMIT USE OF VIOLENCE AND FORCE

Preservation of ALL life will be a priority with James McLynas as Sheriff [READ MORE]

All Deputies will be required to attempt de-escalation techniques whenever possible [READ MORE]

All choke holds, strangulation, and other “pain compliance techniques” will be prohibited [READ MORE]

All Deputies will be required to intervene and stop excessive force by other officers [READ MORE]

A “Force Continuum Policy” will be implemented for specific interactions with the public [READ MORE]

Deputies will be required to exhaust all reasonable means to limit dangerous force [READ MORE]

Deputies will be required to give clear and concise verbal warnings before any use of force [READ MORE]

Deputies will be required to complete a “Use of Force” report after all use of force incidents [READ MORE]

Deputies NOT abiding by my Use of Force General Orders will be suspended or terminated [READ MORE]

Demilitarization of the PCSO will be enacted across the board [READ MORE]

Every deputy will be retrained and those that cannot will be terminated [READ MORE]

Bodycams will be required on all officers that come in contact with the public [READ MORE]

Preservation of ALL life will be a priority with James McLynas as Sheriff [READ MORE]

All Deputies will be required to attempt de-escalation techniques whenever possible [READ MORE]

All choke holds, strangulation, and other “pain compliance techniques” will be prohibited [READ MORE]

All Deputies will be required to intervene and stop excessive force by other officers [READ MORE]

A “Force Continuum Policy” will be implemented for specific interactions with the public [READ MORE]

Deputies will be required to exhaust all reasonable means to limit dangerous force [READ MORE]

Deputies will be required to give clear and concise verbal warnings before any use of force [READ MORE]

Deputies will be required to complete a “Use of Force” report after all use of force incidents [READ MORE]

Deputies NOT abiding by my Use of Force General Orders will be suspended or terminated [READ MORE]

Demilitarization of the PCSO will be enacted across the board [READ MORE]

Every deputy will be retrained and those that cannot will be terminated [READ MORE]

Bodycams will be required on all officers that come in contact with the public [READ MORE]

Law Enforcement’s “Warrior” Problem

Armed and Dangerous: If Police Don’t Have to Protect the Public, What Good Are They?

Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America

Rise of the Warrior Cop - Wall Street Journal

Demilitarizing America’s Police: A CONSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS

Police use of force data ‘a huge mess’ across the U.S

SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES LET K9 MAUL COMPLIANT MAN FOR OVER 2 MINUTES

As Sheriff of Pinellas County after the next election, I will end ALL use of attack dogs at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

LET’S HAVE A LITTLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE “WAR ON COPS”

The police industry wants you to believe that there is a war on cops. Sure, there are dangers in the police industry, but not like Loggers, fisherman and pilots that take the top three most dangerous job titles. Police rank number 14.

As this chart shows, current police killings are about the same as they were back in the late 1800’s. That’s right, police are about as safe right now as they were back 120 years ago, before they had AK-47’s and AR-15’s. In fact more police actually kill themselves than are killed by assailants. They are literally more of a danger to themselves than they are by anybody else. More officers are killed in traffic accidents because they drive like idiots, ignore traffic laws and often don’t wear seat belts. So where is the war on cops?

Let’s look at a related issue. The war on cops by dogs.

The Department of Justice estimates that at least 25 dogs are killed by police every day. The Puppycide Database Project estimates the number of dogs being killed by police to be closer to 500 dogs a day (which translates to 182,000 dogs a year). Police kill these dogs under the premise that they are being attacked and needed to defend themselves against a vicious dog.

When cops kill your dog, nothing happens to them. If you complain about the cop killing your dog, they will often try and silence you with a criminal charge or harassment. When was the last time you heard of a police agency apologizing when they kill a family pet? They don’t even apologize when they try and kill your dog, miss and then shoot your child like Officer Betts did in Kansas City. However, if you kill a police dog, you could face a longer prison sentence than if you’d murdered someone or abused a child.

So how is it that mailmen, UPS/Amazon delivery drivers, metermen, pizza delivery guys and scores of others that go to people’s homes and neighborhoods NEVER have to kill ANY dogs? Yeah, it’s that dog war on police. That must be it. The bottom line is that there is no war on cops by people or dogs. They are just so fearful and paranoid, that they shoot first and ask questions later, dog or human makes no difference.

As Sheriff of Pinellas County in 2020, I will prohibit the shooting of any dog unless it has an officer clamped in its mouth. In other words, there was an ACTUAL attack and not just an officer afraid of an attack. I will also retrain Pinellas officers to use less force across the board and treat citizens with respect and dignity and not like the enemy, just like dogs are not their enemy. I will officially end the “war on cops”, because there is no such war.

PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY FIRED FOR THREATENING TO KILL A NON-VIOLENT INMATE WITH A DEPARTMENT ISSUED KNIFE

Prison guards at the Pinellas County jail are not allowed to carry guns inside the jail for obvious reasons. However, they are given a knife like object with a very sharp curved blade used for cutting like a carpet knife.

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