I know there must be some kind of fable about the persistence of some little pest, like maybe a gnat, winning out over some beast, but I can't think of one. In my fable Mark would be the gnat and Detective Chris Dale, of the Broward County Sheriffs Police, would be the beast.
Ever since our home was invaded by Detective Dale and his thugs, Mark has been on the phone to different offices, and people, both in, and outside the sheriffs department. Personally, I have moved on. I just tell myself that I don't trust the sheriff's police, I don't like the sheriff's police, and when I see them having a tough time with some 'criminal', I will always wonder if maybe they didn't bring it on themselves. Not Mark, no not Mark the mouth. I have been listening to his phone calls for the last two weeks and all I can say is, it's nice to see he has a hobby. I know how irritating and grating his high pitched, whiny voice can be, like a drill bit boring a hole to the center of your brain. When the phone rings in some captains office or internal affairs office, and they hear that voice, I'm sure at least a portion of their day has been made less pleasant. The only way they can avoid Mark's daily barrage of phone calls is to not pick up the phone, and in a police environment, that's not possible. So they endure the constant onslaught of Mark's demands for an apology, some of them hanging up at the sound of his voice. That of course, only makes Mark more persistent.
Today we got a letter from the sheriffs department, stating "No employee misconduct can be identified." and "The matter is closed.". No it's not, not for Mark. They just did the equivalent of refilling Mark's fuel tank with a letter like that. So I just sit here, listening to that sound in the other room, the sound of Mark berating some police official in that voice. That voice that Mark uses when he really wants to irritate someone. That voice that I had to listen to for hours on a plane from Italy. That voice that caused me to duck out of bar, and take a cab home just to get it out of my ears for a few moments. Yes, I am sitting here glad that Mark has found this new hobby, and that this time I am not the target of the 'voice'. I don't know when it will happen, but sooner or later someone at the Broward County Sheriffs Department will be begging Detective Chris Dale to apologize to Mark, just to get that sound out of their ears.
You know what they say, a squeaky wheel gets the grease. I doubt the detective will ever make an apology, they really believe they're above it all. Broward County has really developed a kingdom ruled by the sheriffs office.
ReplyDeleteI believe you have may have a lawsuit if you can get a copy of the address on the warrant. If the warrant was for your front apartment and they busting in the back apartment that may be a violation of your rights.
ReplyDeleteIf this ever happens again, either ask to see the warrant and check the address or ingnore them and they'll go away.
In this case you should have ignored them, sat down and watched TV. You have a right to be secure in your home. It's in the Bill of Rights. Although sometimes, I believe cops see our Bill of Rights as meaning "Bill of, Yeah, Right." hehe
They could be the "bigger men" if they just DID apologize for the bad behaviour. Sometimes thats all it takes for the wronged party to be able to move on. A sincere apology....I know it works at our office when someone feels they have been wronged. Whether they are right or not, an "I'm sorry, it shouldn't have happened" really pops their balloon of indignation. Mark has to be sure that he wants to irritate them so much more, that he's not worried they won't show up if YOU need them.... or they will just drag their feet???
ReplyDeleteWe don't have to worry about the sheriffs police dragging their feet, because our local police is the Wilton Manors Police Department. They are much more in tune with the citizens and usually more accommodating. I had one WMP officer apologizing even before he asked for my ID.
ReplyDeleteI was stopped by the sheriff the other week as I was turning a corner onto an ice filled road. I skidded a little as I was shifting into 4WD. He thought I was drunk and stopped me. I was coming home from work. I was completely sober. I showed him all my documents and then he accused me of all sorts of other violations. It seemed he was determined to get me int an arguement and admit ot deny something to use against me. It didn't work. I simply told him "Officer, I am choosing to remain silent." That ended that. He went back to his car to run my numbers through NCIC (without my permission I might add), saw my pristine driving record, and then came back to let me go.
ReplyDeleteMoral of the story: Don't let cops intimidate you and NEVER, EVER answer their questions! They are trying to get something out of you to USE AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.
Do a Freedom of Information request for a copy of the signed warrant.
ReplyDeleteGoogle: FOIA and follow the procedure.
Your request could read like this:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting a copy of the warrant for ________ on the date of _________ at the address of ___________.
Sincerely, ___________
Since this is a public document you should be able to acquire a copy of it with maybe only a nominal charge for making the copy.
Good Luck
Patti again...
ReplyDeleteGo Mark Go!!!