Pubdate: Fri, 08 Feb 2002
Source: Dispatch, The (NC)
Copyright: 2002, The Lexington Dispatch
Contact:  http://www.the-dispatch.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1583
Author: Keith Parker

WHINING ABOUT WHINERS'

Editor: This letter is in response to the letter written by Randy Griffie 
of Thomasville titled, "A vote for Hege." First, let me go to the last 
paragraph of the letter in which Mr. Griffie states, "Remember whiners are 
just bored people with a lot of time on their hands."

Well, Mr. Griffie, just what do you think you are doing with your letter? 
That's what I thought whining about whiners. Give the man a break indeed. 
May I remind you, sir, that it is the sheriff's own policy of NO DEALS that 
prohibits any of us from giving the man a break. He had his chance but it 
appears that extracurricular activities caused him to be blindsided and the 
position cannot allow that to happen.

In the second paragraph you refer to the sheriff as a "good runner-up" to 
God. Boy, I bet you get some good comments about that one especially from 
the Muslim community. Remember the picture of the sheriff holding the 
severed head of Osama bin Laden and the words "Happy Ramadan"? I kind of 
wish the county government would let the federal government know that he 
has taken bin Laden so they can quit looking for him. Send Mr. Bush the 
picture for it is said that a picture is worth a thousand words or in this 
case a few choice ones.

Still in the second paragraph we seem to have a kind of Orwellistic 
approach going on here, a kind of newspeak, if you will. Mr. Griffie seems 
to believe and wants us to believe that the sheriff has rid the county of 
drugs and the dealers, when at the present time some now ex-Davidson County 
Sheriff's Office deputies are in jail accused of doing the very thing that 
Mr. Griffie says the sheriff has done away with. Mr. Griffie, it is obvious 
to me that it is the FBI that has come in and swept the sheriff''s office 
somewhat clean. We don't know the whole story yet, but we will.

You go on to write and I will add my comment in parenthesis, "the criminals 
grinned and smiled as they worked (for) the county over real good not even 
pausing to think about getting caught." Mr. Griffie, when they represent 
the law, when they are the law and do the things these people are accused 
of then they are far worse then any street dealer that I have known and or 
heard of. No, Mr. Griffie, drugs are not gone from the area; they are here 
in the hands of the dealers. The dealers along with thieves, murderers and 
just plain bad boys and girls are not afraid of Sheriff Hege and his 
intimidators because the power trip they are on will not let them focus on 
that aspect. That is the reason a new and much larger detention center 
(jail) was built.

An observation of mine is perhaps we should entertain the thought of a 
county police department. Crime fighters should be hired, not elected, 
because even though we may vote one out we may still vote another one in. 
Then the jail may be painted purple with yellow daisies. Not that I care, 
but some people seem to have a problem with color.

A play off of an old phrase we all know well sums up this situation: Voting 
is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get.

Remember, people, the next time you feel bored, put the time to use and 
write a letter to the editor. Who knows, your whining just might be the 
words everyone is looking for.

Keith Parker

Tyro
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