[Vision2020] Head's Up: Sheriff's Office

[Donovan Arnold]

Perhaps Latah can institute a religious litmus test for all public officials and those that use taxpayer funds or get tax breaks. This would just make everything so much easier. A simple majority vote is all we should need to pass it right?
 
Donovan J. Arnold

--- On Thu, 10/28/10, Joe Campbell <philosopher.joe at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Joe Campbell <philosopher.joe at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Head's Up: Sheriff's Office
To: "Saundra Lund" <v2020 at ssl.fastmail.fm>
Cc: "Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010, 12:53 PM


Wow! They are already using the police against their political
enemies. At least Nixon had the decency to wait until he was elected.

Serious questions: Are they investigating Bouma? If not, there is
something irresponsible about the investigation. And it seems silly to
be interviewing folks. The postcards were stamped, right? Wouldn't it
be easy enough to track down who would have purchased such a large
number of stamps of that type? Don't post offices have hidden
camera's? And where would someone get those printed? Why not check
those sources? I don't see how it would be difficult to track down a
large number of postcard mailings -- as long as you don't waste your
time liberals/progressives with little money and little time for such
a stunt. Shame on the Latah County Sherriff's Office for wasting tax
payer dollars on such nonsense.

On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Saundra Lund <v2020 at ssl.fastmail.fm> wrote:
> I just wanted to give a head's up to those here & elsewhere who have
> publicly questioned Gresham Bouma's -- and presumably Ike Young's -- fitness
> for the offices for which they're running:  expect a visit from Detective
> Anderson of the Latah County Sheriff's Office.
>
> I apparently came to his attention because he's read my V2020 posts, so
> others with the guts to speak unfavorably about Bouma's religious extremism
> shouldn't be surprised if you, too, get a visit.  Apparently, free
> expression in Latah County earns the interest of the LCSO when one's focus
> is a religious bigot running for office.  Your tax dollars hard at work!
>
> Be aware that LCSO detectives apparently don't wear uniforms with badges or
> carry business cards, so perhaps ask for identification to verify that the
> person is who he claims to be, which is something I didn't think to do.  My
> dh told me afterwards that he actually saw the patrol car, so I guess I was
> really talking to a detective.
>
> Also be aware that law-abiding tax-paying citizens who have done nothing
> wrong other than publicly present & comment on the religious extremism of
> political candidates can be rousted out of bed.  Yes, that's what happened
> to me:  I was still in bed deeply asleep when I got my visit.  My dh
> informed the detective I was asleep, but that wasn't good enough, if you can
> believe that.  I can understand dragging people out of bed to arrest them,
> of course, but to just ask questions?!?!  Tip to the LCSO:  getting people
> out of bed because you're curious about what they might know isn't a way to
> make friends and influence people.  You obviously know who I am since you
> showed up at my door, so you've got my phone number, too.  Not calling first
> is just plain rude and not a particularly effective way to inspire
> cooperation.  With a little advance notice, I might have had some coffee &
> cake to offer you  :-)
>
> To me, there seems to be some real desperation associated with the
> investigation:  the crime Det. Anderson mentioned to me was that the
> postcard is being viewed as campaign material sent without financial
> disclosure.  Now, since I was rousted out of bed without a chance to even
> brush my teeth, I didn't laugh out loud, but please!!!  No intelligent
> person would view that piece of work as campaign material; if anything, it
> was a church invitation designed to appeal to haters.  Perhaps we should all
> be reassured that there's so little real crime in Latah County law
> enforcement is looking for things to make into crimes to keep them busy.
> Unfortunately, I doubt that's the case, so I suppose the child molesters and
> meth makers and other real criminals are probably glad LCSO is being kept
> otherwise occupied.
>
> Det. Anderson asked where I got the info I've posted, and I told him:  right
> from Bouma's church's Web site & newspapers.  Sheesh -- it's right there for
> God & everyone to see for themselves!  It's quite disturbing to me that my
> attempts to be an educated voter & share what I've learned & what I think
> has apparently made me a suspect or a person of interest or whatever.
>
> I also pointed out that had the postcard been a genuine attempt to torpedo
> Bouma's campaign, it would have been sent much closer to the election rather
> than weeks in advance giving Bouma plenty of time for spin -- there's no
> such thing as bad publicity.  The timing of PostcardGate is extremely
> curious & suspicious to me.
>
> I said I found it very interesting that even with a substantial reward
> offered, no one has come forward with information.  I'm of the belief that
> *if* the postcard was a genuine despicable hoax unknown to Bouma's campaign,
> someone would have come forward because most people have big mouths,
> especially when money is involved.
>
> I also find in interesting that both Bouma & Young are now using the mailers
> as excuses to hide from we-the-people.  Which, needless to say, is yet more
> black marks against their fitness to hold elected offices, IMHO.
>
> I told Det. Anderson I hope they aren't neglecting to investigate ***all***
> sides.
>
> I wished Det. Anderson good luck  :-)  Other than his rudeness dragging me
> out of bed, he seems a pleasant enough fellow, and I hope he cracks The of
> Crime of the Decade -- shoot, maybe even of the century -- right here in
> Latah County, and I hope he's successful quickly!  Along with everyone else,
> I'm extremely curious about who is behind PostcardGate, and I hope the
> culprit/culprits are identified ***before*** the election.
>
>
> FYI,
> Saundra Lund
> Moscow, ID
>
> The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
> nothing.
> ~ Edmund Burke
>
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