Comments for Ex-Iberia sheriff facing up to a year in prison at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 10 out of 10 comments http://www.theind.com Fri, 24 May 2013 23:08:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10771 Ragin-Cajun , i also love politics, from a distance less i may get the sticky fingah disease, you would not make a successful politician, good, honest, straight-up standing, men/women never enter politics, those who would be great political leaders have their careers snuffed by those who have too much to lose with an honest man in office, ask the surviving Kennedy clan. We are the only country that is known for murdering our political leaders, in other countrys they coup the government, in America no group has ever had the gonads to coup the existing government, for the citizenery would hang the coup leaders, so these groups who stand to lose, murder the leaders and set up a mental-case to be the assassin/murderer. - Northsidian Shotgun Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:33:13 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10753 "To succeed in politics, you have to stand up and say "look what I did", and do it often and loud. What kind of people would fill their day with that? The worst among us." Unfortunately, I believe you're on the money ragin_cajun. - Politically apathetic Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:19:59 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10745 This is why I constantly say that restitution should be paid with the jail sentence. If you let me keep a couple of hundred thousand dollars, I'll spend a year in jail. Where do I sign up? - bmiller2100 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:20:05 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10741 "why are our elected officials so quick to disregard the laws" I've thought alot about that. The reason I've come up with is this. Because honest, successful, competent people won't go into politics. For example, I have some pretty strong political beliefs, and I love political discourse, but I just couldn't run for city council, or state representative, or mayor. I can't afford to do it. The pay is too low, and it takes so much time, I couldn't leave my current job to do it, and I couldn't afford to quit my current job to do it. So that means that attorneys, real estate speculators and developers, and professional activists that don't already have real high incomes gravitate to the political sphere. That means that people whose competence at something hasn't already been rewarded by the market gravitate to political careers. People who want to use political pull to gain an edge over competitors in the market gravitate to politics. Another problem with it is this--it's not about what's noble about politics--beliefs and philosophy in action. It's about what's base and petty in people--control and taking credit. It's about meetings, looking busy, and currying favor. To succeed in politics, you have to stand up and say "look what I did", and do it often and loud. What kind of people would fill their day with that? The worst among us. - ragin_cajun Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:06:36 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10729 " Disdain For Bidding Laws " No BoFred! Are you still on last week ? You still talking about Durel, Handing The Whole Enchilada To The Ambulance Man, who was down several rungs, and ended up being blessed by Durel with the whole pie, Politicians are not busted for minor infractions as long, as they share the pie equally with the powers above ! - Northsidian Shotgun Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:46:08 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10724 PROFESSIONAL COURTESY, that's what "they" call it. Its when one officer looks the other way when another officer cheats, speeds, maybe even steals. They wear their SWAT t shirts and speed or keep their DL with their badge. All those little incidents allow them to thing they're above the law. They drive under the influence, but laws were made for other people. It eventually makes it easy for them to think their connections will save them & the higher the officer, the more arrogant they are. Power corrupts. - BoFred Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:23:54 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10723 I always thought his disdain for the "bidding laws" in La would be what the feds got Sid for. He had a rep for buying and selling units on his own terms. - BoFred Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:19:20 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10720 He will get a suspended sentence. You can make book on that! But the brother who stole a set of tires and rims will probably ge 10 years. That is justice in Acadiana!! - The Original Northsidian Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:52:14 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10716 What causes a man to place money ahead of integrity, why are our elected officials so quick to disregard the laws which they themselves have sworn to uphold," TO PROTECT AND SERVE " THE BIGGEST DAMN LIE EVER PLEDGED ! Why ? Pray tell, why do our politicians wallow in such filth . GA ! - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:55:53 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6974-former-iberia-sheriff-facing-up-to-a-year-in-prison#comment-10714 Good job. " failed to maintain the required documentation, prepare reports and implement plans, and perform proper testing as mandated by the permit." That all sounds very clear, direct, and sensible to me. And then the state and federal entities charged with enforcement apparently did their job. And it only took 3 months to get the whole thing in front of a US attorney. This is how it oughta work. - ragin_cajun Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:55:11 +0100